Notes on working with AI and on productivity.
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Japanese firms report 87% generative-AI adoption, level with the US and UK. But only 9% say results far exceeded expectations, last of six countries. What that gap is made of.
52% of US workers now use AI at work. Among those with one or two use cases, 45% report a productivity gain. Among those with seven or more, 90% do. A practical order for widening.
Microsoft's 2026 survey of 20,000 workers across 10 countries finds only 19% of AI users work in Frontier conditions. Organisational factors outweigh individual effort two to one.