The AI Productivity Paradox: Perceived Gains Are Outrunning Measured Ones
Fed economists found perceived AI productivity gains exceed measured gains. Four 2026 datasets give four answers, and nearly all of them are self-report.
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The AI Productivity Paradox: Perceived Gains Are Outrunning Measured Ones
Fed economists found perceived AI productivity gains exceed measured gains. Four 2026 datasets give four answers, and nearly all of them are self-report.
80 Percent of Engineers Get a 3 Percent AI Productivity Gain. The Top 20 Percent Get 55.
McKinsey found most engineers gain about 3 percent from AI while the top fifth gain 55 percent. A company-level average describes almost nobody in the building.
AI Is the Top Stated Reason for Job Cuts. Stated Is Not Measured.
AI led all stated reasons for US job cuts for five straight months. Challenger's own data shows why a stated reason is not evidence that AI absorbed work.
AI ROI Benchmarks 2026: What the Headline Numbers Actually Measure
The 2026 AI ROI benchmarks range from 11 to 21 percent. Here is what each number is built from, and why most of them are expectations, not measurements.
Workforce Intelligence vs People Analytics: Why the Category Is Splitting in 2026
People analytics reports what HR already knows. Workforce intelligence measures what work actually shows. Here is why the category is splitting in 2026.
Levos Named Intelligence Layer Category Leader in Elevates.AI 2026 Workforce Comparison
Elevates.AI named Levos the intelligence layer category leader in its 2026 comparison of nine workforce intelligence platforms, evaluated alongside Workday, Lattice, and Visier.