My former team shrank by half from '23-'25. But the team's metrics targets were raised by 20% every year, and partly the increase was justified by "improved productivity with AI."
Now that AI's productivity boost was measured, let me just plug it into my calculator here to see if the math works...
@abeba.blacksky.appAI chatbots have been rolled out across 100s of white-collar workplaces but their effect on hours & pay has been negligible accrdg NBER. On average, employees saved 3% of their time, while just 3%-7% of their productivity gains came back to them in the form of higher pay fortune.com/2025/05/18/a...
fortune.com
Study looking at AI chatbots in 7,000 workplaces finds 'no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation'
Despite AI’s promise to revolutionize white-collar work, most workers are using it sparingly—or hiding it from their boss.