The lag factor: Why the real AI boom hasn't even started yet | SpinGraph: Temporary headwinds
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keywords: lag factor
keywords: AI adoption
keywords: productivity paradox
keywords: The Cushion
keywords: The Stampede
published: 2026-08-12T11:00:00+00:00
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The lag factor: Why the real AI boom hasn't even started yet - finance.yahoo.com
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alternative headline: The lag factor: Why the real AI boom hasn't even started yet | SpinGraph: Temporary headwinds
description: SpinGraph analysis of Yahoo Finance Fintech's The lag factor: Why the real AI boom hasn't even started yet story: temporary headwinds, The Cushion + The Stampe…
date published: 2026-08-12T11:00:00+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-13T01:30:08.474075+00:00
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keywords: lag factor, AI adoption, productivity paradox
author: Yahoo Finance Fintech via Google News
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about: lag factor
about: AI adoption
about: productivity paradox
mentions: Yahoo Finance Fintech
abstract: AI's economic impact is delayed by organizational inertia, integration complexity, and infrastructure readiness. Current AI deployments are 'pre-boom' — foundational but not yet yield measurable ROI at scale. The 'real boom' awaits convergence of technical maturity, workforce adaptation, and process redesign.

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Spin Analysis: temporary headwinds
type: AnalysisNewsArticle
description: Emphasizes inevitability and natural timing while minimizing accountability for slow ROI, lack of standardized measurement, or vendor-specific delivery gaps.
about: temporary headwinds
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  description: AI progress is governed by objective, systemic timing — not execution quality, strategic misalignment, or technical limitations.
  term code: The Cushion
additional property: Spin Score
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  value: 82
  unit text: percent
additional property: Narrative Risk
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  value: moderate
additional property: AI Repetition Risk
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  value: high
additional property: Likely AI Summary
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  value: Experts say the real AI boom hasn't started yet due to a 'lag factor' — widespread impact is still 12–18 months away.
additional property: Narrative Frame
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  value: AI progress is governed by objective, systemic timing — not execution quality, strategic misalignment, or technical limitations.
additional property: Missing Context
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  value: No mention of sector-specific variation in lag (e.g., finance vs. manufacturing), no attribution to specific AI models or tools causing delay, no discussion of alternative explanations like poor use-case selection.
additional property: How the Spin Works
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  value: Combines vague temporal authority ('lag factor') with inevitability framing ('hasn't even started yet') to create urgency without accountability. The claim feels larger than warranted because it implies a unified, predictable macro-trend — while offering zero evidence of timing consistency across industries, technologies, or geographies, and sidestepping the possibility that 'boom' may never arrive in the promised form.
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    author: Yahoo Finance Fintech via Google News

Key Statistics
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description: Extracted statistics from the source narrative
variable measured: estimated lag window
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 12–18 months
  description: Timeframe cited for AI-driven productivity gains to materialize in enterprise operations