This survey suggests over 80% of companies have seen no productivity gains from AI so far, despite billions in spending.…

Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-05-30

A survey of 6,000 executives finds that over 80% of companies have seen no productivity gains from AI despite billions in spending, with AI-using leaders averaging only 90 minutes of AI use per week while still believing AI will eventually increase productivity.

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Topics: enterprise-ai-adoptionai-productivityai-roiai-usage-patterns

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Over 80% of companies surveyed report no productivity gains from AI investments despite billions in spending.
One-third of surveyed executives use AI tools, but only for approximately 90 minutes per week.
Most respondents believe AI will increase productivity even though they have not yet observed measurable gains themselves.

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This survey suggests over 80% of companies have seen no productivity gains from AI so far, despite billions in spending.

Among 6,000 executives, 1/3 of leaders said they use AI, but only for 90 minutes a week.