AI Payoff Absent Outside Tech: Non-Tech Margins Flat

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Despite massive investments, AI has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside the tech sector. Data shows flat revenue per worker and profit margins for the S&P 493, with no productivity boost, leading mainstream firms to view token spending as a cost center rather than a growth driver.

LATEST/Despite massive investments, AI has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside the tech sector. Data shows flat revenue per worker and profit margins for the S&P 493, with no productivity boost, leading mainstream firms to view token spending as a cost center rather than a growth driver.

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Hacker News AIT2Oct 25, 03:47·68 pts
AI Payoff Absent Outside Tech: Non-Tech Margins Flat
- Revenue per worker and profit margins are rising for Mag 7 but remain flat for the S&P 493.
- There are still no signs of AI boosting overall macroeconomic productivity growth.
- Mainstream corporate America is reclassifying token spending as a cost center weighing on margins, not a source of growth.
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