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2026-07-22 21:02 UTC

What does the world get in return for that massive investment? Worse than nothing: “In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it. In an eight-month study of how generative AI changed work habits at a U.S.-based technology company with about 200 employees, we found that employees worked at a faster pace, took on a broader scope of tasks, and extended work into more hours of the day, often without being asked to do so.” https://archive.is/kvJ1d “…this report uncovers a surprising result in that 95% of organizations are getting zero return.” https://mlq.ai/media/quarterly_decks/v0.1_State_of_AI_in_Business_2025_Report.pdf

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@HeavenlyPossum@kolektiva.social 2026-07-22 21:06

In contrast, the US spent a mere $298 billion on its Apollo space mission and got something tangible in return: giant rockets that carried human beings to another world and back. Why is the world getting *so little* from its investment in generative AI, especially compared to other investments that cost less but produced far more? Setting aside the fact that AI is largely a scam and that the finances of AI are a titanic bubble waiting to pop at any moment, I think that discrepancy in scale is worth considering. Where else have we seen something like that? https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ECONOMY/AI-INVESTMENT/gkvlqbgxkpb/

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