“AI in Business: How Companies Cash In with Artificial Intelligence ????????”

???? Introduction: AI Is the New Profit Engine
Businesses today are rapidly integrating artificial intelligence to streamline operations, reduce costs, and unlock new revenue streams. In this video, we'll explore how top companies across industries—from accounting giants to tech platforms and banks—are using AI to supercharge profits and efficiency.

???? 1. Accounting & Professional Services: AI Agents & Automation
RSM US plans to invest $1 billion over the next 3 years to deploy generative AI agents for audit, tax, and accounting workflows, improving productivity by up to 80%

EY uses its EY.ai Agentic Platform to deploy 200 AI agents across 80,000 employees, automating data analysis, tax compliance, and audits—with the goal of doubling revenue and workforce

KPMG, via its Google Cloud partnership, invests $100M to build AI systems in fraud detection, loan processing, diagnostics, and cybersecurity—poised to add ~$1B in revenue

Crete Professionals aims to acquire firms using OpenAI-powered tools like audit memo generation—investing $500M to scale AI-driven efficiency in accounting

AI Impact: Automates routine tasks, improves accuracy, frees staff for high-value work, extends revenue via new services.

???? 2. Advertising & Marketing: Hyper-Personalization at Scale
Agencies like WPP and Meta/Google embed AI to generate, target, and optimize ads—leading to improved performance and revenue.

Tools like Omneky leverage machine learning to generate tailored ad creative at scale, improving engagement .

Target uses predictive analytics to personalize messaging (famously predicting major life events), ultimately boosting sales .

AI Impact: Enables dynamic ad creation, real-time targeting, and intelligent bidding for higher ROI.

???? 3. Logistics & Retail: Smarter Flow, Higher Margins
Companies like UPS use AI to optimize routes and detect theft, saving both time and money.

Walmart’s AI-driven inventory and customer service systems ensure stock availability and enhance the shopping experience.

Amazon uses AI to recommend products and optimize warehouse logistics, boosting efficiency by 75% .

Gap Inc. and Carvana leverage AI to monitor performance, optimize UX, and generate millions in additional revenue.

AI Impact: Reduces waste, improves delivery speed, elevates user experience, and increases sales.

???? 4. Finance & Banking: Intelligent Services & Cost Saving
JPMorgan Chase leverages AI in tools like Coach AI and fraud detection, adding $1.5B in cost savings and boosting revenue by 20%.

AQR Capital’s Cliff Asness reports that AI-driven trading improves returns—though area-wide job cuts are expected .

HSBC uses AI for anti–money laundering (AML) to scan massive datasets for suspicious activity with fewer false positives.

AI Impact: Increases financial returns, reduces errors, and enhances compliance—all with leaner teams.

???? 5. Restaurants & Hospitality: Smart Operations
Toast Inc. uses AI with its “Sous Chef” tool to improve staff efficiency and customer engagement—driving an 18% stock boost in 2025 .

AI Impact: Improves service, reduces operational inefficiencies, and boosts revenue per location.'

???? Future Trends & Outlook
Enterprise-grade AI: Tools like FinRobot and ERP-integrated agents will automate 40% of finance processes

Generative Content Platforms: AI will soon help create everything from products to articles and visuals .

AI Agents in Workflow: Internal SRE or customer-service tiers will see AI agents operating autonomously.

✅ Final Takeaway
AI isn't just a buzzword—it is reshaping business models across industries. From streamlining audits, powering warehouse logistics, to delivering smarter customer experiences, firms using AI strategically are seeing massive gains in efficiency, revenue, and risk reduction.