The AI Execution Gap That's Draining Workforce Productivity

More than three-fourths of users say AI has improved productivity, but organizations must do more to deploy the technology effectively

With AI evolving at lightning speed, organizations are struggling to keep up. So far this year, ChatGPT has released 11 updates across reasoning, language, image, and audio, illustrating just how quickly the landscape is shifting. This rapid pace makes it hard for leaders to set long-term strategies or communicate a clear vision.

At the same time, individual adoption is soaring. 80% of regular AI users say it’s already improving their productivity. The result is a growing challenge, with high individual momentum, but limited organizational readiness.

AI has reached mainstream adoption and over 75% of regular users say it has improved their productivity

Regular users and employees who report AI usage across industries from tech and energy to professional and financial services.

 

But organizations are dropping the ball on deploying AI effectively, with employees citing more investment needed to improve work and productivity

38% of employees say more investment in tools and tech would improve their ability to perform, yet half of that group says leadership is using technology to make work easier and more productive.