Comment by austin-cheney

I think people wish AI would succeed, especially in software, but this appears to be the only argument made. Numerically, AI still costs far more than it returns in value. Its a subscription service. Even if everybody is told they must adopt early and heavily eventually AI has to qualify its expenses to its customers or they aren't going to keep using it.

Think Netflix. If you believe the money spent on Netflix over the course of a year is less than the entertainment you receive back you will likely continue to pay for it. If you believe the money spent on all entertainment subscriptions exceeds the value returned you will likely start cancelling some, or all, of the subscriptions. AI is not immune from economics or human behavior. When customer company budgets get tight the money spent on AI subscriptions might be reallocated or reduced to prevent reductions in head count.