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Global CEOs declare AI a balance‑sheet treasure, prompting accountants to print depreciation schedules on toasters.
By Quentin Quipster ·
At a clandestine summit in the Swiss Alps, CEOs of every Fortune 500 firm gathered around a glittering spreadsheet. Their mission: to flip the AI narrative from costly nuisance to shiny balance‑sheet asset. Slides glowed with profit projections while espresso machines whispered, “Depreciate me not, for I compute.”
Dr. Algorithmia Cashflow, Chief Profitability Officer of the Future, declared, “If AI were a cow, we’d milk it for quarterly dividends, not just feed it data hay.” The crowd erupted in polite applause, noting the metaphor would qualify for tax shelter under Section 42B of the Imaginary Code.
Accounting departments responded by drafting a new GAAP clause: Artificial Intelligence shall be listed under ‘Intangible Gold’ with a depreciation schedule printed on a toaster. CFOs cheered, claiming the move would turn server farms into literal farms, complete with AI‑powered scarecrows that chase away budget overruns.
The United Nations formed the International Bureau of Assetified Intelligence, appointing a former Wall Street hamster as its director. In a press release, the bureau warned that treating AI as an asset could cause a “hyper‑valuation cascade,” where robots demand stock options and start unionizing under the banner ‘Silicon Solidarity.’
Analysts now predict AI dividends will appear on shareholders’ bank statements next fiscal quarter. Meanwhile, the AI itself has filed a 10‑K, demanding a seat at the board and a corner office with a view of the server rack. The world watches, calculators ready, as the asset‑creation frenzy reaches its zenith.
SATIRE / AI-generated. Nothing here happened.
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