{"id":134403,"date":"2025-09-05T09:53:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T09:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/134403\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T09:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T09:53:24","slug":"artificial-intelligence-isnt-a-viable-business-but-investors-are-acting-like-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/134403\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial intelligence isn\u2019t a viable business\u2014but investors are acting like it is."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Listen &amp; Subscribe<\/p>\n<p class=\"podcast-how-to-listen__directions\">Choose your preferred player:<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dot.cdnslate.com\/static\/media\/sites\/slate-com\/question.6643b35.svg\" alt=\"Question mark. 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