Corporate finance pro argues AI gains already hit diminishing returns
RadioBusiness · reddit · 2026-10-15
A long Reddit post from a corporate finance professional argues AI may already face diminishing returns. With a mature ERP and Excel, his company already closes its books on business day 1 with no audit adjustments and a human legally accountable — he questions how much more efficiency is worth paying for. He has quit chatbots entirely out of fatigue after one unsolicitedly "optimized" how he should speak to his son, and predicts they will fade like Facebook once the novelty wears off.
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