Measured AI productivity gains by sector
Ranges reflect selected task-level studies. Rows marked as indicative are broader evidence bands rather than precise sector-wide causal estimates.
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Where is AI actually increasing productivity?
Explore measured productivity improvements from AI studies by sector and task. Select a sector to see what AI helps with, where gains weaken, and the evidence behind the estimates.
ⓘ How to read this
These ranges summarize results for specific studied tasks. They should not be interpreted as saying an entire industry became this much more productive.
What the evidence suggests
Structured work benefits most.
Text-, code- and workflow-heavy tasks tend to show the clearest measured gains.
Complexity matters.
Benefits can shrink when work requires deep context, novel judgment or unfamiliar systems.
Task gains are not job gains.
Saving time on one task does not imply the same percentage improvement across an employee's entire job.