Heterogeneous learning curves across practitioners create organizational challenges including perceived unfairness¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2031: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Significant heterogeneity in practitioners' AI learning curves can leave some workers struggling while others gain rapidly, inducing unsatisfactory AI experience or perceived unfairness. → Won Ik Cho 2026

Evidence¶

Won Ik Cho 2026¶

Won Ik Cho, Seong-hun Kim, Geunhye Kim. (2026). Position: Adopting AI in Practice Does Not Guarantee the Productivity Boost. Proceedings of the 43rd International Conference on Machine Learning, PMLR 306. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.24688 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2605.24688

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

Theoretical argument in Section 3.3 of the position paper: the authors argue, without new data, that uneven learning rates ρi create distributional challenges, and cite the Matthew effect where "those with initial advantages gain disproportionately."

"Significant heterogeneity in practitioners' learning curves can create organizational challenges, as some workers rapidly achieve productivity gains while others struggle, which may induce relatively unsatisfactory AI experience of practitioners or even perceived unfairness."

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