Executive reality check: AI bills crush the free-labor fantasy
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A KPMG survey of 2,145 executives across 20 countries finds 29% don’t understand AI costs and about a third lack a plan to deploy AI profitably, as usage-based pricing replaces flat-rate contracts, suggesting AI is more about cost control and labor discipline than instantly replacing workers.
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