Research, analysis, and commentary on workforce intelligence, AI adoption, and human capital strategy from the Levos AI team.
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.
The CFO's Guide to Workforce ROI
Workforce is the largest line on the P&L and the least measured. A CFO's guide to building a defensible workforce ROI number, from cost to demonstrated output.
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.
Zero of 150 Leaders Achieved AI Cost Reduction. Here Is Why.
A study of 150 leaders found no organization achieved AI cost reduction. Two-thirds said costs rose. Only 43 percent could say where AI was being used.
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.
The AI ROI Gap: What the Companies Getting Value Do Differently
PwC finds 20 percent of companies capture 74 percent of AI's value. The dividing line is not more tools. It is measuring what AI actually changes at work
