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AI adoption is spreading rapidly across businesses, but most executives say the technology has yet to deliver meaningful productivity gains
Businesses are increasingly adopting AI, but productivity gains remain limited so far. (Photo: Adobestock)
Sarjna Rai
New Delhi
5 min read
Last Updated :
Aug 25 2026 | 3:17 PM
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Artificial intelligence
is spreading rapidly across businesses, but the productivity gains promised by the technology are proving harder to find. About 90 per cent of executives surveyed across four major economies said AI had not improved productivity at their firms over the past three years, raising questions about whether widespread adoption is translating into meaningful business gains.
The finding comes from the
Atlanta Federal Reserve study
based on surveys of senior executives in the US, the UK, Germany and Australia. Researchers found that 89 per cent of firms reported no impact from AI on labour productivity, while the average productivity gain reported by businesses was only about 0.29 per cent over the past three years.
The results come as companies continue to invest heavily in AI and executives remain considerably more optimistic about what the technology could deliver in the future.
AI adoption is rising, but productivity has barely moved
For the study, researchers surveyed nearly 6,000 senior executives using comparable questions across the four countries between November 2025 and January 2026. The researchers found that 69 per cent of businesses were already using at least one AI technology.
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