Link: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/no_roi_no_ai/

Well, well, well ... if it isn't the consequences of my own actions.

The clock is ticking for AI projects to either prove their worth or face the chopping block.

Or so says data management and machine learning biz Dataiku, which commissioned research conducted online by the Harris Poll to get a snapshot of the views from 600 Chief information officers (CIOs) across the US, UK, France, Germany, UAE, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.

The report, "The 7 Career-Making AI Decisions for CIOs in 2026," claims AI is facing corporate accountability in 2026 after several years of investment into research and pilot projects. CIOs are worried their careers are on the line if the tech's effectiveness falls short of expectations.

Money continues to be pumped into AI as the next great thing in business, but a growing number of studies have found that adopting AI tools hasn't helped the bottom line, and enterprises are seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from their AI projects.

Is that a 'pop' I am hearing in the distance?

Ah, the CIOs (Chief Idiot officers) are starting to figure it out.

if the tech’s effectiveness falls short of expectations

What, the "This will literally replace every role in our company except my own" expectations?

LOL shouldn't have put all of your eggs in the basket of delusional billionaires who genuinely think their text prediction algorithm is sentient!!

Gonna be a fuckin’ explosion if it doesn’t happen soon.

They will pay the price of having to plea for a bailout from the administration (using taxpayer money).

It will not be soon. Not with all the money going into Nuclear energy sites to support AI and the rapid growth of China's capabilities. Society is pot committed.

I'm sure they're quaking at the thought of floating out on their golden parachutes...

Unfortunately, they first laid off all the employees they were promised would be made redundant by the AI. They should have verified that the AI was doing it's promised job before that. Lol. At the company I work for they just gave early retirements to all of the people with all the knowledge as part of layoffs with AI as the reason given for the layoffs. We're all screwed because AI has had zero positive effect in any projects I've seen, and I'm a software architect, so I see a lot.

The sound is so long and drawn out, it's more of a whoopie cushion sound