AI tools are overdelivering: results from our large-scale AI productivity survey
Lenny's Reads
2025/12/24
AI tools are overdelivering: results from our large-scale AI productivity survey
AI tools are overdelivering: results from our large-scale AI productivity survey

Lenny's Reads
2025/12/24
Shownote
Shownote
Noam Segal, AI Insights Manager at Figma, shares the results from our comprehensive survey of 1,750 product managers, engineers, designers, and founders on how AI is reshaping their work. The findings are striking: more than half of respondents are saving ...
Highlights
Highlights
AI is rapidly transforming how tech professionals work, delivering unexpected gains in productivity and quality. Across roles, from product management to engineering and design, practitioners are integrating AI into their daily workflows—with varying degrees of success and satisfaction. This episode dives into real-world usage patterns, uncovering both the promise and pitfalls of current AI tools.
Chapters
Chapters
Is AI really making us more productive—and better at our jobs?
00:00How do product managers, designers, and founders actually use AI?
02:43Why engineers trust specialized tools over general AI chatbots
05:39Where could AI help even more—if it worked better with humans?
08:25Which AI tools have become indispensable—and who depends on them?
11:06Transcript
Transcript
Lenny Rachitsky: Welcome to Lenny's Reads, where I bring you audio versions of my newsletter about building product, driving growth, and accelerating your career. I'm excited to share my fourth collaboration with the great Noam Segal, the AI Insights Manag...