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AI Can Succeed and Still Be a Bad Investment

August 6, 2026
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The risk isn’t that it’s all hype. The risk is paying today as if every dollar invested were going to produce extraordinary returns quickly and for all participants. That last word is decisive: everyone. AI can generate enormous social and economic value, but concentrate less profit than the market expects in a handful of companies. If models become cheaper, more capable, and easier to integrate, users could keep much of the benefit in the form of lower costs, better products, and greater productivity. That would be fantastic for the economy, but it doesn’t guarantee extraordinary margins for every model, chip, or cloud provider. We may see a paradox. Artificial intelligence can be more useful than many skeptics admit and, even so, certain investments may prove financially disappointing.

The risk isn’t that it’s all hype. The risk is paying today as if every dollar invested were going to produce extraordinary returns quickly and for all participants. That last word is decisive: everyone. AI can generate enormous social and economic value, but concentrate less profit than the market expects in a handful of companies. If models become cheaper, more capable, and easier to integrate, users could keep much of the benefit in the form of lower costs, better products, and greater productivity. That would be fantastic for the economy, but it doesn’t guarantee extraordinary margins for every model, chip, or cloud provider. We may see a paradox. Artificial intelligence can be more useful than many skeptics admit and, even so, certain investments may prove financially disappointing.

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