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6% -- high performer share for AI high performers among survey respondents (2025)
High performers accounted for approximately 6% of respondents in McKinsey's State of AI in 2025 survey.
- The source notes this is 'about 6%' rather than an exact figure.
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McKinsey
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https://www.metacto.com/blogs/ai-native-delivery-team-how-senior-operators-use-agents-to-ship-faster ↗
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AI-Native Delivery Team: How Senior Operators Use Agents to Ship Faster | Metacto
An AI-native delivery team does not begin with a hiring plan for fewer engineers. It begins with a different operating rhythm for the senior people already carrying the system in their heads.
The best operators do not use agents as vague helpers. They turn them into bounded execution lanes: prepare …
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AI high performers among survey respondents: 6% high performer share. Source: McKinsey (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-high-performers-share-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-high-performers-share-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>6%</strong> -- high performer share for AI high performers among survey respondents<br><small>Source: McKinsey (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-high-performers-share-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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