The Productivity J-Curve

Why are powerful tools underused? Because we are stuck in the Trust Gap.

Productivity
Time / Investment

Implementation

Deploying tools, initial excitement.

The Trust Gap

  • Accuracy is Everything: In Assurance, there is no room for error. Accuracy is the highest priority.
  • Preference for Humans: Research shows that for complex tasks, around 90% of users still prefer humans over AI because they fear hallucinations and errors.
  • The Efficiency Paradox: We often spend so much time double-checking what the AI produces that we lose many of the efficiency gains it was supposed to deliver.
The Economic Reality