# workplace productivity

White-collar teams report an 80% non-adoption rate for mandated AI, exposing a credibility gap that stalls productivity gains unless tools integrate at the workflow level. At the same time, capability leaps in visual and embodied AI arrive alongside a $21 billion compute commitment and a first conviction under a new US AI statute, signaling that investment and enforcement are outpacing in-office adoption. This tension will shape buying decisions, valuation narratives, and the standards for provenance and quality across the stack.

A report that 90% of Salesforce engineers use Cursor underscores how rapidly AI tooling is reshaping developer productivity, even as questions about governance and trust accelerate. A public alignment blueprint from Anthropic and controversy over an altered political image highlight the stakes for media integrity and model behavior. Meanwhile, independent tools and creative projects show how accessible models are moving from novelty to durable workflows and cultural expression.