Find XO: Pushing AI Use Backfired: Conditions for Adoption Small Teams Can Learn (ft.com)

- Companies that forced employees to use AI are facing backlash. - A study of about 6,000 executives found that over 80% of companies did not perceive a clear productivity change from AI, and organizations with AI as a colleague actually experienced fewer errors being caught and more blurred accountability. - Mistaking usage volume for performance only increases review costs. - Small teams are better off selecting a narrow problem that actually reduces work and leaving the final judgment to humans rather than full-scale adoption.