AI facing the profitability wall: how can you avoid paying for nothing?

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The article argues that companies have moved from enthusiastic AI adoption to stricter cost control as token usage and infrastructure bills rise. It highlights the gap between AI experimentation and measurable business value, citing examples of budget overruns and failed projects. It recommends hybrid architectures, stronger governance, and selective use of private GPUs or open source models to reduce inference costs. The piece also frames Europe’s AI opportunity around frugal innovation and closer cooperation between research and industry.

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NVIDIA
$1B+
Google LLC
$100M to $250M
OpenAI
$25M to $50M
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$10M to $25M