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title: NY Times is wrong. Here's the real reason AI isn’t boosting productivity yet
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# [NY Times is wrong. Here's the real reason AI isn’t boosting productivity yet](https://www.tenpasttomorrow.com/blog/ny-times-is-wrong-heres-really-why-ai-isnt-boosting-productivity)

 Written by [Mark Laurence](https://www.tenpasttomorrow.com/blog/author/mark-laurence) | Aug 20, 2025 11:37:13 PM

Lately, the headlines have been prolific.

*"AI isn’t living up to the hype."*

*"The AI bubble is about to burst."*

The New York Times even reported this week that *"most companies using AI still see no bottom-line productivity impacts."*

On the surface, that sounds convincing... but it’s completely the wrong conclusion.

The real problem isn’t the technology. I can assure you AI *is* driving AI productivity. I see it every day. 

In this week’s video essay I dig into why blaming the tech is such a dangerous sidestep, and what companies who are seeing radical productivity gains from AI are actually doing.

If you want to know what’s *really* slowing AI down in organisations, this is a conversation worth joining.

 

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