BofA says AI productivity boost visible in narrow tasks, not yet economy-wide - Investing.com
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BofA says AI productivity boost visible in narrow tasks, not yet economy-wide - Investing.com
The AI vendors want you to think your competitors are light-years ahead. Bank of America's latest data tells a different story.
Their research shows AI is only lifting productivity by about 0.1% acro
The AI vendors want you to think your competitors are light-years ahead. Bank of America's latest data tells a different story.
Their research shows AI is only lifting productivity by about 0.1% across the broader economy right now. It's working — but only in narrow, specific tasks. Not company-wide transformations. Not overnight revolutions.
That $200/month tool collecting dust? It probably failed because it was sold as a complete solution when it's actually only useful for one or two very specific jobs. That's not your fault. That's a sales pitch problem.
Here's what this actually means for your business: the companies quietly winning with AI right now aren't doing big expensive rollouts. They're picking one repetitive task — a report someone writes every week, a customer question that gets answered the same way every time — and automating just that. One task. Measurable time saved. Proof it works.
That's your starting point. Not a platform. Not a strategy overhaul. One boring, repeatable task that eats 3-5 hours a week.
Find that task first. Everything else follows from there.
What's the one repetitive task in your business that you'd happily never do again?
