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By Lenny Rachitsky · lennysnewsletter.com · @lennysan on X · YouTube · LinkedIn
Lenny Rachitsky and Noam Segal report on a 1,750-respondent survey of tech workers about AI productivity. The core argument is that AI is overdelivering for most people, with the biggest gains in founders and PMs, while the next opportunities lie in upstream thinking tasks, research, and tedious post-coding work, and agentic adoption remains early.
Subscriber post — summary only01Key takeaways
- Most respondents say AI exceeded expectations and saves at least half a day weekly on key tasks.
- AI helps PMs produce artifacts well but lags on upstream research and roadmap thinking, a clear opportunity.
- Founders use AI most as a strategic thinking partner, while designers report the smallest benefits.
- Engineers want AI for documentation, code review, and testing, not just writing code.
- Adoption of autonomous agents is still low; most workflows remain human-directed despite strong interest.
02Frameworks mentioned
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