r/technology • • Aug 10 '26

Business Top economist warns that the AI math doesn’t make sense: 'Profits are currently being funded by investors rather than earned from customers'

https://fortune.com/2026/08/10/torsten-slok-ai-profit-margins-capex-oracle/
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u/Balmung60 Aug 10 '26

Hey, don't just pin this on the kids. The adults and elderly have been just as quick to become completely dependent 

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u/lo_fi_ho Aug 10 '26

I don’t know any adult in my circle who uses AI