{"slug": "manufacturers-rushed-into-ai-the-returns-arent-showing-up", "title": "Manufacturers Rushed Into AI. The Returns Aren’t Showing Up", "summary": "Manufacturers are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence, but many are failing to see significant returns due to weak procurement discipline rather than flawed technology, according to a Forbes analysis.", "body_md": "# Manufacturers Rushed Into AI. The Returns Aren’t Showing Up\n\nBy Robert J. Szczerba, ContributorSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Manufacturers are adopting AI fast, but returns are lagging. The problem is often weak procurement discipline, not weak technology.\n\nManufacturers are adopting AI fast, but returns are lagging. The problem is often weak procurement discipline, not weak technology.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/manufacturers-rushed-into-ai-the-returns-arent-showing-up", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/manufacturers-rushed-into-ai-the-returns-arent-showing-up-ycbw", "published_at": "2026-07-09 13:45:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-09 14:18:34.856461+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Forbes"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/manufacturers-rushed-into-ai-the-returns-arent-showing-up", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/manufacturers-rushed-into-ai-the-returns-arent-showing-up.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/manufacturers-rushed-into-ai-the-returns-arent-showing-up.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/manufacturers-rushed-into-ai-the-returns-arent-showing-up.jsonld"}}