Source: Fortune
Summary
A recent study by ActivTrak found that AI adoption has increased strain on employees, with time spent on menial tasks rising by 27% to 346% across various job responsibilities. Contrary to CEO promises, AI has not reduced workloads, but instead, increased multitasking and decreased deep-focus work. The study analyzed 10,584 users 180 days before and after AI adoption, revealing that time spent on emails increased by 104%, chatting and messaging by 145%, and using business management tools by 94%. Meanwhile, CEOs like Elon Musk and Demis Hassabis predict that AI will bring an efficiency wave, enabling shorter workweeks and making work optional.
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CEOs like Elon Musk and Demis Hassabis promise that AI will bring an efficiency wave, enabling shorter workweeks and making work optional. However, a recent study by ActivTrak found that AI adoption has increased strain on employees, with time spent on menial tasks rising by 27% to 346%. The data shows that AI does not reduce workloads, but instead, increases multitasking and decreases deep-focus work. The gap between CEO promises and employee reality is growing.
Author: Evan Null
