Opinion: Sell-Side Research May Downplay AI Adoption to Protect Jobs
abhiadesai · x · 2026-08-12
The author raises an interesting point regarding AI adoption rates: sell-side research and other advisory bodies might harbor an implicit bearish bias.
They argue that since broader AI adoption could threaten these firms' own jobs, they have an incentive to downplay AI's actual return on investment (ROI). Furthermore, the author jokingly suggests that if he were an advocate for pausing AI, the most effective way to slow things down would be to spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) about AI ROI.
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