AI can't grow itself into profitability: https://insideview.ie/2026/06/14/ai-cant-grow-itself-into.html
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In today’s Sunday Times, Andrew McDonald from Uber shares his “head-exploding moment” from April 2026. Andrew is the CEO of Uber and he learned in April that his $140 billion ride-hailing in one quarter. And then he discovered the AI had not produced anything of real discernible benefit to the company’s bottom line.
Based on my teaching AI to medium-sized businesses, this is the same conclusion. Newly-learned AI skills will help you do your job more efficiently but faster speed of work doesn’t result in a big leap for the company’s benefit.
