AI can’t make companies rich: MIT study finds 95% of firms fail to profit from their investments

Artificial intelligence was supposed to be the technology that launched businesses into a new era of efficiency, streamlined operations, and untapped revenues. But as the dust settles and the bills roll in, a new MIT study is showing just how far reality has lagged behind the dream. Across the United States, companies have poured an estimated $35–40 billion into AI projects in just the last year. For most, though, the only visible outcome so far is an alarming drain on resources.

The expectation was straightforward: invest big in AI, reap even bigger returns. Instead, nearly all businesses are seeing little, if any, measurable results.