US Business Correspondent · New York

Margaret Lund

Margaret covers American companies, investors and policymakers from New York. She has reported on Wall Street, retail and small-business lending, and now tracks how AI is changing hiring, pricing and productivity across the American economy — and whether the numbers executives cite on earnings calls survive scrutiny.

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Two office colleagues compare printed evaluation charts with a laptop while reviewing evidence for an AI purchasing decision.

Business Owner Concerns

AI benchmarks leave buyers with an evidence gap

Stanford research questions whether widely used AI tests measure what their labels promise. For businesses, a high score may be weaker purchasing evidence than it appears.

By Margaret Lund · 15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read