AI delivers 'zero financial payoff' to most companies, Apollo economist says

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Story focus: AI delivers 'zero financial payoff' to most companies, Apollo economist says

Source context: "Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate...

This belongs in the broader AI adoption story across business, labor, policy and technology infrastructure.

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