AI Is Finally Delivering Productivity - For Remote Employees
ComputerWorld, Friday, April 17th, 2026
New research suggests the secret isn't the technology itself, it's the freedom to use it your own way.
The productivity gains from AI are so great, companies can lay off thousands of employees and still get the same amount of work done - right? Or maybe it's the opposite: despite all the hype, any supposed AI productivity boom is a mirage, causing employees, even developers, to experience heavier workloads.
At the moment, the jury's still out on whether AI use boosts or busts productivity across the workforce, despite the prediction that American business spending on AI will exceed $200 billion by the end of the year, according to one analysis.