95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on $30B Generative AI Spend

Re:95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on $30B Generative AI ... by uncircle on Thursday August 21, 2025 @12:24PM (#44974644)

Do you sell overpriced generative AI solutions, or do you consult them on how to pivot away from idiotic generative AI?

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Re:95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on $30B Generative AI ... by ehutch79 on Thursday August 21, 2025 @12:25PM (#44974662)

YES!

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Re:95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on $30B Generative AI ... by theyinwhy on Thursday August 21, 2025 @12:43PM (#44974900)

So much about can't have the cake and eat it

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Re:95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on $30B Generative AI ... by ehutch79 on Thursday August 21, 2025 @12:47PM (#44974976)

Sell them the cake and then get paid to eat it.

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Re:95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on $30B Generative AI ... by onlyrealcuzzo on Thursday August 21, 2025 @12:25PM (#44974661)

Can't tell if you're in on it, but he's implying this waste is no different than average for consulting

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Re:95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on $30B Generative AI ... by uncircle on Thursday August 21, 2025 @12:28PM (#44974703)

I take offence at comparing my consulting services writing real software by hand like we did in 2021 with generative AI spambots.

(I'm not really offended honestly. Startups will come crying to un-vibe the codebases soon enough.)

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