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AI tools are overdelivering: results from our large-scale AI productivity survey

Lenny's Reads

2025/12/24
Lenny's Reads

Lenny's Reads

2025/12/24

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

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.
00:01
55% of tech workers say AI is exceeding expectations
02:43
Founders use AI effectively for strategic thinking despite low usage in finance and hiring
05:39
Engineers prefer newer AI tools like Cursor and Claude Code for coding tasks over general-purpose assistants
08:25
Designers save over four hours with AI tools weekly
11:06
83.6% of respondents would be disappointed to lose at least one AI tool

Chapters

Is AI really making us more productive—and better at our jobs?
00:00
How do product managers, designers, and founders actually use AI?
02:43
Why engineers trust specialized tools over general AI chatbots
05:39
Where could AI help even more—if it worked better with humans?
08:25
Which AI tools have become indispensable—and who depends on them?
11:06

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...