@rohanpaul_ai: Corporate America has bought AI, but it hasn't proven it pays. 69% of the S&P 500 cite a live AI deployment, yet only 2…
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Corporate America has widely adopted AI, with 69% of the S&P 500 reporting a live AI deployment, yet only 2% disclose a metric they track over time — showing that AI has become a purchase decision while proving ROI remains the exception.
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Corporate America has bought AI, but it hasn’t proven it pays.
69% of the S&P 500 cite a live AI deployment, yet only 2% disclose a metric they track over time.
Rolling out AI is now a purchase decision; showing a return on it is still the exception.
Adoption is massively https://t.co/GxhxV2a3WD
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