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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 26 MIN

90% of CEOs admit AI provides zero productivity growth | Ed Zitron

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“We’re reaching this thing where we’re realising that everybody made a huge mistake.”Author of Wheres You’re Ed At and Host of the Better Offline Podcast Ed Zitron tells The Tech Report’s Isaac Pound that the data on productivity growth from AI adoption is flat and AI adopters are entering a “hysterical episode” as they look for pay offs from their investments.Here's $10 off an annual subscription to Ed's newsletter!https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/ya832sc31w📩 Read Ed’s newsletter: https://wheresyoured.at 🎧 Listen to Ed’s podcast: https://betteroffline.comFor more from Ed: BlueSky: @edzitron.com Twitter: @EdZitron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“We’re reaching this thing where we’re realising that everybody made a huge mistake.”Author of Wheres You’re Ed At and Host of the Better Offline Podcast Ed Zitron tells The Tech Report’s Isaac Pound that the data on productivity growth from AI adoption is flat and AI adopters are entering a “hysterical episode” as they look for pay offs from their investments.Here's $10 off an annual subscription to Ed's newsletter!https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/ya832sc31w📩 Read Ed’s newsletter: https://wheresyoured.at 🎧 Listen to Ed’s podcast: https://betteroffline.comFor more from Ed: BlueSky: @edzitron.com Twitter: @EdZitron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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