Enterprise Generative AI Returns Will Take Significantly Longer Than Anticipated
Parmy Olson · Is OpenAI’s New “o1” Model The Big Step Forward We’ve Been Waiting For? · Sep 13, 2024 · at 19:56
Parmy Olson of Bloomberg dismisses an AI CEO's claim that Fortune 500 companies will show AI-driven EBITDA profit gains within two to three quarters.
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“It's gonna take way more time than that. And that's been the case with every major tech revolution, whether it was search or desktop or mobile.”
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