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Torsten Slok

Torsten Slok is a partner and chief economist at Apollo Global Management. He previously worked at Deutsche Bank, the OECD and the International Monetary Fund.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Torsten Slok on Artificial Intelligence. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Torsten Slok

Torsten Slok

Role at the time: Apollo chief economist writing under his own name

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Statement summary

Slok says AI has produced no financial payoff outside the technology sector.

“the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)No Signs of AI Payoff Outside the Tech SectorOpening paragraph, chart descriptions and final paragraph
Why we used this label

The case scrutinizes Slok's interpretation of AI payoff. He expressly endorses that same interpretation and argues for the S&P 493 as its test, which is defense of the position under scrutiny.

Read statementSlok says AI has no payoff outside tech; DeLong challenges his measure

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