27 October 2026
Analysis argues enterprise AI could capture far more than software budgets
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- One analysis argues AI spending could reach well beyond what companies currently pay for software.
- The argument rests on Gartner software spending forecasts and US employee pay figures.
- It proposes AI could draw on money now spent on human labor, without necessarily replacing jobs.
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Big TechnologyAlex Kantrowitz
Software spending forecasts, US labor compensation totals, and AI shifting work from humans