AI’s Rapid Transformation of Work — March 01, 2026 Update
Welcome to the Treeline! The view opens up here. This update adds new entries to my log of AI’s transformation of work, the good and the bad.
This update adds 4 backfill entries to the log, covering PwC, Goldman Sachs, Klarna, and 1 more between 2023-2025.
New Entries
Dec 19, 2025 · PwC
PwC uses Harvey AI to automate legal entity reviews and liquidation workflows, shifting M&A support from manual checklists to end-to-end AI-driven execution across global projects.
Aug 13, 2025 · Goldman Sachs
Over 50% of Goldman’s 46,000 employees adopted the internal GS AI Platform, yielding 20% productivity gains for coders and a 15% drop in post-release bugs, with CEO targeting 100% adoption by 2026.
Feb 27, 2024 · Klarna
Klarna’s OpenAI-powered assistant handled 2.3 million conversations in its first month, doing the work of 700 full-time agents with equal satisfaction scores and an estimated $40 million profit improvement.
Aug 2, 2023 · McKinsey
McKinsey’s generative AI platform Lilli reached 72% firm-wide adoption, with over 500,000 prompts monthly and colleagues reporting up to 30% time savings in searching and synthesizing knowledge.
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