{"id":21421,"date":"2026-01-04T12:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T11:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/ais-reckoning-with-reality-represents-a-growing-economic-risk-for-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T11:37:14","slug":"ais-reckoning-with-reality-represents-a-growing-economic-risk-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/ais-reckoning-with-reality-represents-a-growing-economic-risk-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"AI\u2019s reckoning with reality represents a growing economic risk for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Revenues may be rising rapidly, but not by nearly enough to cover the wild levels of investment under way<\/p>\n

The US dictionary Merriam-Webster\u2019s word of the year<\/a> for 2025 was \u201cslop\u201d, which it defines as \u201cdigital content of low quality that is produced, usually in quantity, by means of artificial intelligence\u201d. The choice underlined the fact that while AI is being widely embraced, not least by corporate bosses keen to cut payroll costs, its downsides are also becoming obvious. In 2026, a reckoning with reality for AI represents a growing economic risk.<\/p>\n

Ed Zitron, the foul-mouthed figurehead of AI scepticism, argues pretty convincingly that, as things stand, the \u201cunit economics\u201d of the entire industry \u2013 the cost of servicing the requests of a single customer against the price companies are able to charge them \u2013 just don\u2019t add up<\/a>. In typically colourful language, he calls them \u201cdogshit\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\nRevenues may be rising rapidly, but not by nearly enough to cover the wild levels of investment under way
\nThe US dictionary Merriam-Webster\u2019s word of the year for 2025 was \u201cslop\u201d, which it defines as \u201cdigital content of low quality that is produced, usually in quantity, by means of artificial intelligence\u201d. The choice underlined the fact that while AI is being widely embraced, not least by corporate bosses keen to cut payroll costs, its downsides are also becoming obvious. In 2026, a reckoning with reality for AI represents a growing economic risk.
\nEd Zitron, the foul-mouthed figurehead of AI scepticism, argues pretty convincingly that, as things stand, the \u201cunit economics\u201d of the entire industry \u2013 the cost of servicing the requests of a single customer against the price companies are able to charge them \u2013 just don\u2019t add up. In typically colourful language, he calls them \u201cdogshit\u201d. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Revenues may be rising rapidly, but not by nearly enough to cover the wild levels of investment under way The US dictionary Merriam-Webster\u2019s word of the year for 2025 was \u201cslop\u201d, which it defines as \u201cdigital content of low quality that is produced, usually in quantity, by means of artificial intelligence\u201d. The choice underlined the …<\/p>\n

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