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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN COMPANIES ROLL BACK ON AI SPEND? AND PIZZA HUT ARE AMONG THE COMPANIES THAT HAVE SCRAPPED AI TOOLS JUST THIS LAST WEEK RIGHT UBER AS WELL UBER WELL UBER RAN OUT AND THEY'RE WONDERING IF IT'S EVEN WORTH IT TO RE UP UM PIZZA HUT FRANCHISES ARE SUING PIZZA HUT CORPORATE BECAUSE THE MANDATORY AI DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS A TOTAL FLOP THEY'RE SUING FOR $100 MILLION IN DAMAGES OF LOST REVENUE LOST PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION DAMAGE TO GOODWILL WHOA PWC SURVEY OF 4,000 CEOS 56% OF THEM SAY AI HAS NOT PRODUCED ANY COST OR REVENUE BENEFITS 22% SAYS THAT THEIR COSTS HAVE ACTUALLY INCREASED MICROSOFT REPORT SAYS THAT THESE COMPANIES ARE FINDING USING AI TOOLS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN HAVING HUMANS PART OF IT IS LIKE A VERY BASIC THING YOU SEE WITH A COMPANY TRYING TO PROMOTE ITSELF WHICH IS TO BE LIKE WE HAVE SO MUCH DEMAND THAT WE SIMPLY LIKE WE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND WHICH IS BUT IT'S ONLY HIGH DEMAND BECAUSE IT'S FREE SO WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN WHEN ALL THESE PEOPLE PULL BACK ON AI AND THERE'S NO CONSTRAINT ANYMORE THE DRIVING REASON FOR WHY YOU NEED ALL THIS MONEY IS NOT THERE ANYMORE
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