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EY executive: only about one in ten firms can prove AI returns on the P&L

Speaking publicly, an EY executive said only about one in ten companies can prove AI returns on the P&L with numbers.

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He said enterprise AI use has not yet produced meaningful revenue growth or cost reduction, and that current spending comes from enthusiasm rather than evidence of returns.

He said productivity has to become either higher revenue or lower organisational cost.

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