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A 1993 paper named the computer productivity paradox
Brynjolfsson's paper defines the productivity paradox and tests four explanations for it, not a resolved verdict.
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Make a modest claim you can defend
A vendor announcement, a workplace survey and a task experiment answer different questions. Use the studies for context, then evaluate one bounded workflow with a visible quality bar.
Your working sequence
- Run a workflow pilot that can answer a real question
Decide whether a proposed workflow deserves wider use using a modest, honest pilot.
Go back to the underlying research
Read the original chapter with its caveats. Or use the work tools to make the next decision explicit.
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A model maker's own usage index counts conversations, not the economy
Anthropic's first Economic Index sorts a million Claude.ai conversations by occupation but says it cannot show AI use off its platform.
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A government survey put business AI use at 3.8 percent
The Census Bureau's business survey found 3.8% of firms used AI to produce goods or services in late 2023, with wide gaps by sector.
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Consumer ChatGPT use skews toward personal tasks, a paper finds
An OpenAI and outside-economist working paper classifies consumer ChatGPT conversations and finds personal use now dominates work use.
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A regional Fed survey now asks CFOs what they spend on AI
The Richmond Fed's CFO Survey added an AI spending module, a business-conditions read distinct from a vendor's own customer survey.
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Stanford's AI Index reports numbers it credits to other sources
The annual AI Index compiles labor-market and economy figures from named outside providers rather than measuring them itself.
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