‘No clear evidence’ that gen AI is lifting productivity

‘No clear evidence’ that gen AI is lifting productivity

Pickering, however, noted that the projected impact of AI-led transformation “hasn’t happened” so far.   “There is no clear evidence that generative AI tools have lifted productivity growth, with forecasts revised down consistently in recent years,” the economist noted.   Despite this, adoption of AI is expected to continue. By the end of last year,…

Google’s Project EAT Aims to Boost Productivity in an AI-Powered Workplace

Google’s Project EAT Aims to Boost Productivity in an AI-Powered Workplace

The leaked document says the primary goal is to accelerate the adoption and integration of Google and third-party AI technologies within AI2. In addition, it points to standard practices across engineering, product management, and technical program management (TPM), as well as operations. The materials also link the effort to risk management. The document says standardized…

Gen AI boosts productivity, but only for certain developers – here’s why

Gen AI boosts productivity, but only for certain developers – here’s why

narvo vexar/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Close to one-third of code is now AI-generated. Developer productivity is up 4% due to generative AI. Productivity gains are limited to more experienced developers.  The amount of AI-generated code worldwide has grown sixfold over the past…

The AI productivity trap: Why your best engineers are getting slower

The AI productivity trap: Why your best engineers are getting slower

But it would inevitably miss a crucial, unstated context — perhaps that empty miles are billed at a different rate only when the carrier is part of a specific dedicated program. Finding that omission in 100 lines of AI-generated code is exponentially harder than writing the 100 lines myself. I spend more time debunking the…

Digital friction is quietly crippling UK productivity, and AI could be the turning point

Digital friction is quietly crippling UK productivity, and AI could be the turning point

Digital friction has become a major drag on productivity. Whether it is a failed authentication loop or a screen freezing just before a deadline, these everyday issues now carry outsized consequences. And in the UK, where businesses are under pressure to lift output in a difficult economic environment, unreliable technology has moved past being a…

Why AI’s Productivity Promise Falls Apart Without Human Expertise

Why AI’s Productivity Promise Falls Apart Without Human Expertise

AI gets you to 60% quickly, but human expertise is what unlocks 100%. Agor2012 | iStock Executives are salivating over AI’s promise of productivity gains. A Stanford University study found workers using generative AI completed tasks three times faster, cutting 90-minute assignments to just 30 minutes. Technology vendors have seized on this “tripling of productivity”…

Claude just became a real productivity hub — you can now run tools like Slack and Figma without leaving the chat

Claude just became a real productivity hub — you can now run tools like Slack and Figma without leaving the chat

Anthropic is pushing Claude as an AI-powered workspace with new integrations using MCP Apps Claude now lets users interact with tools like Slack, Asana, and Figma directly inside chats The update reduces tab-switching by embedding live interfaces into conversations Anthropic has given Claude an upgrade to incorporate a lot of the most common workplace apps…

Prodoscore Q4 2025 Data Shows Employee AI Usage Increases Productivity Across U.S. Workforces

Prodoscore Q4 2025 Data Shows Employee AI Usage Increases Productivity Across U.S. Workforces

Classified in: Science and technologySubjects: Product/Service, Survey Prodoscore (the “Company”), a leading provider of employee productivity and data intelligence software, today released its Q4 2025 Productivity Pulse report, an in-depth analysis of productivity trends across U.S. industries, departments and job roles. The report presents data from over 9,000 employees across 176 companies, spanning 80 job…

Why ai tools in 2026 redefine productivity and global influence

Why ai tools in 2026 redefine productivity and global influence

Artificial intelligence tools are no longer experimental technologies operating at the margins of innovation, News.Az reports. By 2026 they are embedded in decision making production creativity and governance across most sectors of the global economy. What once appeared as optional digital assistance has become a core layer of modern systems. Understanding why ai tools matter in 2026…

AI productivity is about to become visible and investable

AI productivity is about to become visible and investable

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is head of European equity strategy and head of global derivatives strategy at UBS Much of the debate around artificial intelligence and productivity has so far been theoretical, or focused on inputs rather…