Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on employment or productivity

Re:Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on emplo... by alternatex on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @02:25AM (#47058255)

Now if only companies knew how to correctly assess actual impact and not perceived impact.

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Re:Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on emplo... by itake on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @03:14AM (#47058552)

I don't think this is an AI problem. Even before AI, FANGA companies famously optimize promotions on perceived impact.

During the promo review, people will look how many projects were done and the impact of those projects.

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Re:Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on emplo... by aurareturn on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @07:00AM (#47060116)

Acquisition rate, retention rate, revenue, profit margin?

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Re:Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on emplo... by alternatex on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @11:23AM (#47062696)

By those metrics, Microsoft lost 20% of it's value due to hopping on the AI coding assistance train.

I'm not saying it is the case, just making it apparent how unreliable it is to measure productivity by comparing what's happening at the lowest level in a company to its financials.

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Re:Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on emplo... by aurareturn on Thursday February 19, 2026 @01:25AM (#47070540)

Microsoft is mostly a SaaS company. Many SaaS businesses have lost much more in market cap since due to AI disruption.

Imagine if Microsoft didn't invest in AI? Maybe they'd be down 50% now.

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