Why AI Has No ROI with Paul Kedrosky
The episode explores the growing economic and structural cracks in the AI industry, focusing on unsustainable costs, misleading financial reporting, and the illusion of productivity gains. Host Ed Zitron and guest Paul Kedrosky dissect how AI’s token-based pricing, runaway capital expendi
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