At The Information's AI Agenda event, EY executive Dan DiAsio said companies have yet to achieve significant revenue growth or cost reductions from AI, with only one in ten able to prove AI ROI on income statements; he described corporate AI spending as driven by enthusiasm rather than evidence. Block's Jennings cited AI-driven layoffs to boost efficiency, Ode's Taylor said returns take time, and Atlassian's Yehoshua defended opening data to external AI tools.