Microsoft’s 3 billion bet on Copilot is assessed to be a disaster

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Chrkeller said:

curl-6 said:

It can also be a pretty massive disadvantage; just last month an AI system deleted a company's entire database: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/claude-ai-deletes-firm-database

The difference with Apple and Amazon is that those companies had a realistic path to profitability; AI companies on the other hand currently don't, there's just not enough demand to balance out the vast amounts they're spending.

Open AI's Sam Altman for instance openly admits he has "no idea how we may one day generate revenue": https://www.startupbell.net/post/sam-altman-told-investors-bluntly-he-had-no-plans-on-how-to-generate-revenue

Oh AI has a path foward.  Get Sp500 companies addicted to it, then charge a license fee.  I strongly suspect my company would pay out the *** to keep copilot. 

My point with apple and Amazon, what once lost money now sits on top of the market.  Bleeding money upfront isn't unusual.

The problem is that even in its current heavily subsidized form, more than half of surveyed companies say they're not seeing financial benefits from AI:

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/03/17/why-most-ceos-see-no-return-on-ai-investments/

https://fortune.com/article/why-do-thousands-of-ceos-believe-ai-not-having-impact-productivity-employment-study/

https://gizmodo.com/yet-another-study-shows-that-most-companies-arent-making-any-money-off-ai-2000688655

If AI companies were to start charging what they would need to to make their services profitable, then the price of AI to the customer skyrockets to many times what it costs now, and companies will be less inclined to use it because it would start burning into their bottom line.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 23 May 2026