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The ROI Paradox: Why Small-Scale AI Architecture Outperforms Large Corporate Programs
NewsJan 31, 2026

The ROI Paradox: Why Small-Scale AI Architecture Outperforms Large Corporate Programs

An empirical analysis of 200 B2B AI projects from 2022‑2025 reveals a “Budget Paradox”: deployments under $20,000 achieve a median ROI of 159.8%, while larger, monolithic programs frequently fail to break even within two years. The study, validated by Harvard...

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