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Who's making money from using/exploiting AI?

A Hacker News user asks for concrete examples of companies that have become more profitable due to AI advancements, noting that most cases only show marginal productivity gains. The post has 4 points and no comments as of publication.

read1 min views1 publishedJul 25, 2026

By jonthepirateSource:

Hacker News AII'm looking for some concrete examples of any AI advancements actually causing someone to financially prosper where they didn't before. Most of the examples I can think of make someone or something slightly more streamlined or productive, and so I'm looking for cases where company X is now Y% more profitable because of AI advancements.

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49047714](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49047714)

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