Given the central role that artificial intelligence (AI) plays in today's economy—lofty valuations of AI companies driving the stock market, enormous data centers being constructed, plus serious uncertainties about AI's impact on the future workforce—a fascinating issue is how AI is actually being used on a regular basis in the workplace.

In short, as a society we are placing great hopes on AI, and developing economic dependence on it, so a very fair question is: So far, how much is it really delivering?

This question was analyzed in a comprehensive November 2025 study by McKinsey.

In digesting the study's findings, it seems clear to me that, at this stage (relatively early implementation), AI is offering organizations more potential than profitability.

"Most organizations are still in the experimentation or piloting phase," the report states. Companies are........

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