- Tech companies plan on spending over $1 trillion on artificial intelligence.
- But the return on investment may take a long time and be disappointing, Goldman Sachs says.
- Some experts said AI might not perform well enough to justify its exorbitant cost.
Tech companies are spending big on the AI craze, but it will be a while before they have much — if anything — to show for it.
As companies prepare to spend over $1 trillion on artificial intelligence, a Goldman Sachs report examined the big question at hand: "Will this large spend ever pay off?"