{
  "id": 117894,
  "title": "The Reason Your AI Investments Aren’t Paying Off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/the-reason-your-ai-investments-arent-paying-off",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-04T04:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business of Fashion",
    "slug": "business-of-fashion",
    "url": "https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/technology/the-reason-your-ai-investments-arent-paying-off/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the rapidly evolving world of business, artificial intelligence is revolutionizing operations as employees become more self-reliant and routine tasks are being automated. To ensure success in this new era, fashion executives must reevaluate leadership structures, talent pipelines, and decision-making processes. Although AI marketing dominates headlines, technology-driven agents are revolutionizing back-office jobs during a time when corporations are downsizing to become more efficient. Companies have eagerly integrated large language models into various functions, from creating images to coding, but they must understand the technology's constraints and strategize around them. Marc Bain, News, Features, and Reports Editor at The Business of Fashion, based in London, covers technology and innovation, spanning from startups to Big Tech.",
  "summary": "Investment in artificial intelligence promises to help fashion companies work faster, smarter and more efficiently, but one key obstacle stands in the way of good returns.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}