A new Stanford University and World Bank survey (December 2024, 4,278 U.S. adults) reveals just how transformative generative AI has become in everyday work. On the creative side, writing tasks dropped from 80 minutes without AI to just 25 minutes with it—the lowest completion time across all categories. Even work typically seen as “human-centered,” like judgment, personnel management, and instructing, showed at least 65% productivity improvements. The message is clear: generative AI isn’t only about speeding up coding or content creation. As organizations continue integrating these tools, the productivity frontier is shifting—and the future of work is arriving faster than most expected.