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- Funding & BusinessApollo economist finds no AI payoff outside techFor founders → Expect harder ROI questions. If you sell AI to companies outside tech, Slok's note suggests buyers may start booking your product as a cost to trim, so expect…TechCrunch
- Products & LaunchesGrok Imagine posts a seven-minute AI Odyssey episodeFor founders → Seven minutes is the real benchmark. A showcase that Musk personally promised, backed by a specialist studio and a named director, runs seven minutes three…TechCrunch
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Apollo economist finds no AI payoff outside techWhat it means for founders
- Expect harder ROI questions. If you sell AI to companies outside tech, Slok's note suggests buyers may start booking your product as a cost to trim, so expect demands for proof. Bring a before and after on a metric the customer already reports, not hours saved.
- Sell judgment support, not raw intelligence. Slok's case is that cheaper intelligence alone will not move margins. Products that fit into approval chains, keep a named person accountable and log decisions answer his objection more directly than another chat window.
- Count the hidden cost. The Berkeley findings suggest AI can add work instead of removing it. Track whether your own team's hours rise alongside output before telling investors AI made you leaner.
- Watch the next data. The signal that would answer Slok is margins or revenue per worker in the S&P 493 starting to climb, in later Apollo notes or in company earnings.
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