89% of firms deploy AI but only 6% see real returns, and AI layoffs hit 112,713
mikeflache · x · 2026-09-08
- Rich Turrin's special edition digs into AI's missing ROI: McKinsey finds 89% of companies deploy AI and 80% of employees report productivity gains, yet only 6% see significant financial returns.
- Core argument: grading AI as a cost-cutting tool is the wrong test—the real value is decision quality compounding over time, but no balance sheet line item captures it, so firms chase headcount cuts instead.
- Key data: AI-attributed layoffs reached 112,713 through July; AI has been the No.1 reason for US job cuts (25% of all layoffs) for five straight months.
Related event: McKinsey: AI boosts productivity but only 6% of firms see high performance(2 posts)→
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