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AI tools are overdelivering: results from our large-scale AI productivity survey
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AI tools are overdelivering: results from our large-scale AI productivity survey

What exactly AI is doing for people, which AI tools have product-market fit, where the biggest opportunities remain, and what it all means

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Noam Segal, AI Insights Manager at Figma, shares the results from our comprehensive survey of 1,750 product managers, engineers, designers, and founders on how AI is reshaping their work. The findings are striking: more than half of respondents are saving at least half a day per week on their most important tasks. Since the quality of AI tools are improving at breakneck speed, Noam reveals we're watching the early innings of a compounding productivity revolution.

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In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why 55% say AI has exceeded expectations and how it’s improving work quality

  • Which roles are winning with AI (and which are struggling)

  • Where the biggest opportunities are

  • Which AI tools have product-market fit

  • Which AI tool dominates for most roles

  • Why engineers prefer specialized tools

  • Why 92% report significant downsides to AI tools

  • What AI agents need to take off

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