Although almost every week brings a new AI model with startling capabilities, and the corresponding expectation that it will help companies improve their workflows or services, evidence of the advertised efficiency gains isn’t showing up in the economic statistics so far. Surveys suggest plenty are trying out AI. A recent US Federal Reserve Board overview of business surveys found 20% to 40% of workers were doing so. Another study found that the rate of adoption among companies in the European Union averaged 13.5%.