Goldman economist offers a reality check on AI adoption: it took 15 years for computers to really show up in the data

Fortune•Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 03:45 PM•2 min read

Elsie Peng's research draws an uncomfortable parallel to the PC revolution: productivity gains took 15 years to materialize last time.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/07/14/goldman-ai-productivity-reality-check-worker-sabotage/)

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