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Webinar Aug 2026 · 53 min

The AI ROI Gap: What 2026 Data Reveals About Enterprise AI Returns

A candid conversation on why AI adoption is outpacing returns — and the measurement framework that changes it.

EB · AM · JM · Brynjolfsson · McAfee · Milin

Full recording · 58 minutes · Recorded Aug 18, 2026 · 2,641 views

What you'll learn

Why AI adoption metrics (seats, usage, activation) systematically underpredict actual value capture

The three-layer framework for attributing AI outcomes to business results at the role level

How to set realistic, board-defensible AI ROI targets for 2027 planning cycles

Specific measurement approaches from Nasdaq, Autodesk, and LogicMonitor deployments

Where AI impact is being systematically under-measured — and the opportunity cost of that blind spot

Speakers

EB

Erik Brynjolfsson

Director, Stanford Digital Economy Lab

Pioneering researcher on the economics of AI and technology-driven productivity — author of The Second Machine Age.

AM

Andrew McAfee

Co-Director, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

Leading expert on how technology changes business and the economy, with particular focus on AI and its labor market effects.

JM

James Milin

VP of AI Strategy, Workhelix

Leads Workhelix's enterprise advisory practice, helping Fortune 500 companies build measurement frameworks for AI ROI.

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