The cost of being half-hearted in AI and how to avoid the Solow Paradox

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Aug 5, 2026, 6:50 am186 ptsTrendingTop
Not too long ago, one of the world's most data-driven companies admitted that its AI spending was becoming “harder to justify”. Uber's President and COO, Andrew Macdonald, told the Rapid Response podcast that the company had blown through its entire 2026 AI budget in roughly four months, with around 5,000…

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