Goodhart's law
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A principle stating that a metric stops being useful when it becomes the target.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 4The New Stack·8/8/2026researchAI Adoption vs. AI Usage in Engineering Teams
The article argues that common AI adoption metrics, such as seat activations, token spend, and weekly active usage, mostly measure usage rather than real workflow change. It says lasting adoption only happens when AI becomes part of team norms or recurring processes, not just individual experimentation.