AnalysisDevelopersAugust 8, 2026

AI adoption isn't the same as AI usage

Seat activations and token spend climb while orgs tout '80% weekly active,' yet planning meetings show nothing about how they build software has changed, per Harshal Shah. The column synthesizes conversations with engineering orgs this year, all showing the same adoption-versus-usage gap.

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