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The Hidden Cost of AI Slop—and Why Companies That Push Through It Come Out Ahead

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10.03.2026

The Hidden Cost of ‘AI Slop’—and Why Companies That Push Through It Come Out Ahead

There’s a cost to the AI learning curve, but the rewards are well worth it, new surveys say.

BY BRUCE CRUMLEY @BRUCEC_INC

Illustration: Inc; Photo: Getty Images

A trio of new business surveys are offering overlapping, and at times contrasting insights into how leaders view their return on investment in artificial intelligence. While many of those managers expressed high levels of disappointment and distrust with their initial adoption of the emerging tech, data also suggests satisfaction with and trust of AI apps increased quickly as companies pushed through carefully designed plans to effectively deploy........

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