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

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