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Ask HN: Why does $50M buy just 10% productivity for Enterprises?

A KPMG report finds that nearly all tech companies with revenues above $1 billion have invested over $50 million in AI, yet only 10% achieve productivity gains at scale, highlighting a significant gap between AI spending and realized ROI.

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I read a report done by KPMG where they mentioned AI spent is above $50m for almost all tech companies above billion dollars and still productivity gain is 10%.

What opportunities does it open?

Source: https://www.fortuneindia.com/amp/story/technology/ai-adoption-is-near-universal-but-only-10-of-tech-firms-achieve-roi-at-scale-kpmg/154914

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49385679](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49385679)

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