New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Even as AI turns into a business buzzword, a new survey suggests that the gains so far from artificial intelligence have been marginal at best. According to Atlassian's 2025 AI Collaboration Index, 96% of the surveyed organizations reported having seen little or no improvement in efficiency, innovation or work quality in general.

Employees themselves, however, reported modest productivity and time savings. But the Atlassian report cautions against making personal productivity the focus of AI adoption; as its potential is far greater, this sort of AI under-employment could cost Fortune 500 companies as much as $98 billion annually in lost AI returns.

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