<description>&lt;p&gt;In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron runs you through how the &amp;ldquo;does AI have ROI?&amp;rdquo; debate is coming at the worst possible time for two companies that can&amp;rsquo;t afford to slow down thanks to their $1.1 trillion in compute commitments.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Newsletter: AI Doesn&amp;rsquo;t Have ROI &lt;a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/ai-doesnt-have-roi/"&gt;https://www.wheresyoured.at/ai-doesnt-have-roi/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Ed on Bloomberg: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbKDmkJPVvI"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbKDmkJPVvI&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;The AI industry's profit problem is getting bigger, says Goldman Sachs' equity research chief&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-ai-boom-profit-problem-semiconductor-chip-companies-investment-2026-6"&gt;https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-ai-boom-profit-problem-semiconductor-chip-companies-investment-2026-6&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Bloomberg: AI&amp;rsquo;s Bills Are Bigger Than Ever, And Coming Due &lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-06-04/the-ai-boom-s-next-test-is-the-roi-worth-the-cost"&gt;https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-06-04/the-ai-boom-s-next-test-is-the-roi-worth-the-cost&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Axios: AI sticker shock hits corporate America &lt;a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/ai-spending-roi-enterprise-costs"&gt;https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/ai-spending-roi-enterprise-costs&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Uber COO story: &lt;a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-coo-andrew-macdonald-ai-token-spending-harder-justify-2026-5"&gt;https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-coo-andrew-macdonald-ai-token-spending-harder-justify-2026-5&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Please subscribe to my premium newsletter - save $10 off a year of my premium newsletter: &lt;a href="https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1"&gt;https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to &lt;a href="https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline"&gt;https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline&lt;/a&gt; and use code&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;FREE99&lt;/strong&gt; for free shipping on orders of $99 or more.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;LINKS: &lt;a href="https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks"&gt;https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Newsletter: &lt;a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/"&gt;https://www.wheresyoured.at/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Reddit: &lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/"&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Discord: &lt;a href="https://discord.com/invite/QUUQUP9szv"&gt;chat.wheresyoured.at&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ed's Socials:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/edzitron"&gt;https://twitter.com/edzitron&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/edzitron"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/edzitron&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.threads.net/@edzitron"&gt;https://www.threads.net/@edzitron&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Email Me: &lt;a href="mailto:ez@betteroffline.com"&gt;ez@betteroffline.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Monologue: AI Can't Afford To Slow Down

JUN 5, 20266 MIN
Better Offline

Monologue: AI Can't Afford To Slow Down

JUN 5, 20266 MIN

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In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron runs you through how the “does AI have ROI?” debate is coming at the worst possible time for two companies that can’t afford to slow down thanks to their $1.1 trillion in compute commitments.Newsletter: AI Doesn’t Have ROI https://www.wheresyoured.at/ai-doesnt-have-roi/ Ed on Bloomberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbKDmkJPVvI The AI industry's profit problem is getting bigger, says Goldman Sachs' equity research chiefhttps://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-ai-boom-profit-problem-semiconductor-chip-companies-investment-2026-6 Bloomberg: AI’s Bills Are Bigger Than Ever, And Coming Due https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-06-04/the-ai-boom-s-next-test-is-the-roi-worth-the-cost Axios: AI sticker shock hits corporate America https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/ai-spending-roi-enterprise-costs Uber COO story: https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-coo-andrew-macdonald-ai-token-spending-harder-justify-2026-5 Please subscribe to my premium newsletter - save $10 off a year of my premium newsletter: https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1  YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline and use code FREE99 for free shipping on orders of $99 or more. --- LINKS: https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/  Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at Ed's Socials: https://twitter.com/edzitron https://www.instagram.com/edzitron https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com https://www.threads.net/@edzitron Email Me: [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.