Enterprise agent expectations outran measured deployment
Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index separated leaders’ plans from reported organization-wide use.
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Move from benchmarks and launch promises to eligible users, sustained use and operational outcomes.
THE QUESTION
Has the capability become a repeatable workflow?
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Translate a benchmark into a real workflow test
Evaluate whether a strong benchmark result is relevant to an actual product workflow before making a build or buy decision.
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Measure the transition from stated intent to observed adoption
Turn an intent survey into a measurable transition funnel without treating planned action as realized adoption.
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Set cohort gates from pilot to production
Decide whether to expand, revise or stop a pilot using cohort evidence tied to production conditions.
Put the method against a real case
These dated examples establish specific events or measurements, not current market-wide conclusions.
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Waymo opened a measured slice of Los Angeles
The March 2024 service announcement defined geography, rider access, and the next commercial step.
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An OTC glucose sensor opened a different distribution path
The FDA’s March 2024 Stelo clearance changed access conditions for a defined adult population.
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Humanoid robot pilots in 2024 were announcements, not deployments
Four 2024 humanoid robot announcements ranged from a proof-of-concept program to a maker’s own claim of first deployment.
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Teams daily users passed 44 million as lockdowns began
Microsoft's own March 2020 post defines daily active use and records 44 million users, up 12 million in a week.
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An adoption curve only shows where it has already been
Pew's own tracking shows smartphone ownership rising from 35% to 91% since 2011, but not where a new curve will bend.
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