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AI Power Users Spend Like Small Businesses

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a mainstream consumer technology. But paying for it remains a much narrower habit. The consumers who do spend heavily on AI, however, are opening their wallets at levels that look less like entertainment subscriptions and more like business software budgets. The top 1% of consumer AI spenders averaged $903 a […] The post AI Power Users Spend Like Small…

AI Power Users Spend Like Small Businesses

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