{"id":259937,"date":"2026-05-30T23:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T03:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/firms-spent-heavily-on-ai-now-rising-costs-are-outpacing-its-value\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:00:08","slug":"firms-spent-heavily-on-ai-now-rising-costs-are-outpacing-its-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/firms-spent-heavily-on-ai-now-rising-costs-are-outpacing-its-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Firms spent heavily on AI. Now rising costs are outpacing its value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/united-states-canada\/article\/3355439\/firms-spent-heavily-ai-now-rising-costs-are-outpacing-its-value\">Firms spent heavily on AI. Now rising costs are outpacing its value<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/united-states-canada\/article\/3355439\/firms-spent-heavily-ai-now-rising-costs-are-outpacing-its-value\">https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/united-states-canada\/article\/3355439\/firms-spent-heavily-ai-now-rising-costs-are-outpacing-its-value<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-30 23:11:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.scmp.com\">www.scmp.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">AI is getting expensive \u2013 and companies are starting to rethink their embrace of the disruptive technology.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Playing by a well-worn Silicon Valley playbook, artificial intelligence companies charged rock-bottom prices to hook customers after ChatGPT burst onto the scene.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Kevin Simback of start-up incubator Delphi Labs calls it the era of \u201csubsidised intelligence\u201d \u2013 meaning investors were basically footing the bill so companies could offer AI on the cheap.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cBut the tides are beginning to turn,\u201d Simback warned, and an era where the big AI companies actually need to make money has begun, with leaders OpenAI and Anthropic looking to go public and attract main street investors later this year.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Prices are rising across the board and one big reason is AI agents.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Unlike a chatbot that just answers questions, agents actually do things \u2013 book appointments, write code and manage files. 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