90% of CEOs Say AI Changed Nothing. The Other 10% Have a PR Team
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- #Corporate Honesty
- #Technology Adoption
- #AI Productivity
- A survey of 6,000 senior executives found 90% reported zero impact on employment or productivity from AI over three years.
- Many organizations claim AI-driven productivity gains without proper measurement, often reporting feelings rather than findings, with only 20% of engineering teams using metrics.
- Productivity claims in organizations tend to be exaggerated as they move up the hierarchy, leading to inflated reports and premature optimism.
- The performance of progress in AI adoption is common, where dashboards track superficial metrics like AI-assisted pull requests rather than meaningful outcomes.
- The real cost of pretending AI is working includes padded sprint commitments, manager burnout, adoption drop-offs, and blaming tools for delivery slips.
- Honest leadership should admit lack of productivity data while investing in AI for long-term potential, avoiding premature claims of transformation.