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AI Adoption Was the Easy Part. Now Comes the Dollar-Sign Shock

Businesses that rapidly adopted AI are now facing unexpected high costs for deployment and maintenance, challenging initial assumptions about AI's affordability and ROI.

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Article URL: https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/ai-adoption-was-the-easy-part-now-comes-the-dollar-sign-shock/91372404

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48881263

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