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Does AI really increase productivity by 70%?

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🚀 Does AI really increase productivity by 70%?
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Many headlines promise +70% productivity thanks to AI… but this article poses an uncomfortable truth:
👉 only a small percentage of companies see those results.

💡 Why?
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  • 🧱 Legacy systems: most companies work with old technologies that AI doesn’t handle well.
  • 🧪 Expectations vs. reality: in controlled tests AI performs very well, but in real environments the story changes.
  • 🧠 Learning curve: mastering agents, prompts, tools, and new ways of working takes time.
  • 🔍 “Almost correct” ≠ correct: many developers waste time fixing subtle AI errors.

👶 Explanation for beginners
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Imagine being given a super advanced calculator, but your tasks aren’t just adding and subtracting; they involve solving old, poorly written problems full of exceptions.
The calculator helps… but it’s not magic.
That’s what’s happening with AI in most companies today.

🎯 Conclusion
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AI does improve productivity, but not automatically or universally. It requires time, adaptation, and understanding that it is not a replacement, but a new layer of work.

More information at the link 👇

Also published on LinkedIn.
Juan Pedro Bretti Mandarano
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