FT journalist pushes back on viral 'AI productivity' chart misreading: article says it's pre-existing tech trends
jburnmurdoch · x · 2026-11-01
FT's John Burn-Murdoch responds to a widely shared misreading of his chart, noting the article itself argued the apparent productivity surge in AI-adopting sectors reflects pre-existing US tech trends, not AI: rate hikes and uncertainty from 2022 caused hiring pullbacks, with Big Tech's layoffs predating production-ready AI.
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