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And they won’t until they start charging users who have habitualized AI use, just like they did to get the gig economy rolling.
All we need now to is to figure out which one is the Uber of digital personal assistants.
Oh, that's actually the opposite of what the headline and article are talking about. It's discussing how companies who have started using AI - that is, become the "habitualized user" - aren't seeing any business benefits. Adding the real cost of use on top of that is going to make the decision a significant loss for these groups.
It is unsustainable. There is no way any of them are at such an exorbitant scale.
This article isn't about AI companies at all. Not one is mentioned, iirc.
This article is about "regular" businesses' use of AI.
Even after they start charging users they won't, because who's going to pay the absurd costs? Most consumers are doing whatever they can to avoid it or get rid of it.