In 1987, Nobel Prize–winning economist Robert Solow wrote, “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.”
The same could be said about AI today.
Gartner projects worldwide AI spending of $2.59 trillion in 2026, a 47% jump over last year, with the US accounting for at least half that amount, according to a wide range of estimates.
The question of the decade is: Why?
One idea: Blame users






