AI is attracting massive investment — yet its long-term returns remain unclear

AI is attracting massive investment — yet its long-term returns remain unclear

AI is attracting massive investment — yet its long-term returns remain unclear Unlike past tech cycles, AI comes with:

• enormous upfront costs
• fast-moving competition
• uncertain profit pools

Markets have seen this before. New technologies create value — but not always for the early winners. For financial institutions, the dilemma is clear: invest early without clear ROI, or risk falling behind. AI shifting from capability to infrastructure — embedded into onboarding, compliance, and decisioning. Because value won’t come from AI itself, but from how it’s applied. Are you building for the AI cycle — or for what comes after it? 📌 Source: The Economist https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/03/12/why-investors-wont-know-what-to-make-of-ai-for-a-while