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Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2026
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Imho I think I'm seeing that control might matter more than costs or even profits. Like trials for decades have shown that things like 4 day work weeks and UBI actually increase every metric companies are said to care about.
Yes, that's why even if it's unprofitable, the military and 3-letter-agencies around the world will keep using them - here the motivation isn't money at all.