Why AI Feels Fast but Work Still Moves Slowly

Hey folks,

It’s Wednesday, and time for a new Deep Dive and Analysis.

AI is fast.

You ask a question.
You get an answer in seconds.
You generate drafts instantly.
You summarise reports in minutes.

It feels like work should now move at AI speed.

But inside most companies, it doesn’t.

Projects still take weeks.
Approvals still take days.
Decisions still stall.

So what’s going on?

AI Speeds Up Output, Not Process

AI is excellent at accelerating individual tasks:

• Drafting

• Brainstorming

• Summarising

• Translating

• Researching

But work inside organisations isn’t just about producing output.

It’s about:

• Alignment

• Approval

• Accountability

• Review

• Coordination

AI doesn’t automatically speed those up.

The Bottleneck Just Moves

Before AI, drafting might have been the slowest step.

Now drafting is fast.

But what happens next?

• Someone has to review

• Someone has to approve

• Someone has to check accuracy

• Someone has to align it with broader strategy

The bottleneck shifts from creation to coordination.

Work doesn’t slow down because AI is weak.
It slows down because organizations move at the speed of trust and structure.

Speed Creates New Friction

When AI produces output instantly, it can create a new problem:

Volume.

More drafts.
More ideas.
More documents.

That means:

• More reviewing

• More filtering

• More deciding

If the review process isn’t structured, speed actually increases cognitive load instead of reducing it.

AI Operates in Seconds. Teams Operate in Systems.

Tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini operate at machine speed.

Teams operate inside:

• Existing workflows

• Legacy tools

• Permission structures

• Risk policies

Unless AI is embedded into those systems, its speed stays isolated.

A fast tool inside a slow process doesn’t make the process fast.

Decision-Making Is Still Human

AI can generate options quickly.

But:

• Prioritisation

• Trade-offs

• Risk assessment

• Accountability

Still require human judgment.

And those things don’t happen in seconds.

They happen in meetings.
In threads.
In reviews.

AI reduces effort.
It doesn’t eliminate deliberation.

What Actually Speeds Work Up

Speed improves when:

• AI outputs are standardised

• Review loops are defined

• Guardrails are clear

• Tools are integrated into workflows

• Ownership is assigned

In other words, when AI is treated as part of a system, not just a faster assistant.

The real accelerator isn’t raw AI speed.

It’s structured adoption.

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Cheers,

Keval, Editor