

Are 95% of Businesses Really Getting No Return on AI Investment? — With Aaron Levie
175 snips Sep 17, 2025
Aaron Levie, CEO of Box, shares insights on the alarming report suggesting that 95% of businesses see no return on their AI investments. He examines the disconnect between AI hype and reality, emphasizing the need for tailored use cases to foster success. The conversation dives into the challenges of integrating AI in consumer products and the evolution of AI agents. Levie also discusses the emergence of GPT-5 and its transformative impact across various industries, highlighting the strategic choices companies must make in the competitive AI landscape.
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AI Adoption Is Still Early
- We are still early in the AI adoption curve with many pilots and experiments underway.
- Early-phase pilots will naturally fail often as companies test tools and use cases.
Prefer Purpose-Built AI Over DIY
- Avoid DIYing an enterprise AI stack with many moving parts unless you have deep expertise.
- Prefer purpose-built applied solutions tailored to high-value use cases instead of building everything in-house.
Open Source Helps Builders, Not All Buyers
- Many companies that tried to build open-source DIY solutions struggled without the necessary expertise.
- Open source is powerful for platform builders but risky for non-tech firms to implement alone.