- Accenture's stock dropped over 50% from its 52-week high after a disappointing quarter, suggesting its massive AI bet hasn't paid off.
- Multiple studies from MIT, McKinsey, and Bain show that generative AI has not delivered significant productivity gains.
- Tokenmaxxing (prompting for speed) is fading as corporate AI ROI fails to meet expectations.
- Software productivity metrics are considered unreliable, with technical debt often undermining short-term gains.
- Claims of 10x productivity from AI code agents are disputed, as technical debt and combinatorial state explosions can negate any immediate benefits.