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Story summary
- A KPMG survey of 2,145 executives in the United States and 19 countries found 29 percent could not identify AI cost sources, with one third reporting that this ignorance blocked workplace deployment.
- Usage-based pricing now replaces flat-rate contracts, forcing firms to manage AI spend.
- Executives treat AI as a plug-and-play cost-cutting tool without a use plan.
- The piece claims AI is used to discipline labor, weakening workers’ wage and benefit negotiations.
