GoKawiilData shows no acceleration in real-world productivity growth despite AI hype
Despite widespread claims that business and technology are moving faster than ever, the underlying economic evidence does not support this. Productivity growth, a key measure of technological progress translating into real-world gains, has remained stagnant or even slowed in recent decades, echoing an earlier 'productivity paradox' from the computer era.
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This challenges a core assumption driving corporate strategy, investment, and workforce anxiety—the idea that constant, accelerating disruption is an unavoidable fact of modern business. If innovation isn't actually speeding up, companies may be making costly decisions based on hype rather than data, and workers may be pressured by a false narrative of relentless change.
- The 'VUCA world' narrative is widely accepted but not strongly backed by productivity data.
- This mirrors the original 1980s productivity paradox, where IT investment didn't show up in output statistics.
- Businesses may be overreacting to perceived acceleration rather than measured economic reality.
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-09-21
Published there as: “Despite the hype, innovation isn’t getting any faster. Here’s why”
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