Employees Who Use AI End Up Working Vastly More Time Per Day
Heavy AI users are spending up to 90 extra minutes at work each day according to a new workplace efficiency survey covered by Futurism, Gizmodo, and Yahoo Tech. The finding contradicts the expectation that AI tools reduce workload. A separate AOL.com report cites a study showing workers lose a full day per week fixing low-quality AI output, while CIO notes the broader data on AI time savings remains contradictory. Forbes argues productivity gains may not come from time reduction at all.
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- ✓ Heavy AI users spend up to 90 minutes more at work per day according to a new workplace efficiency survey.
- ✓ Workers lose a day a week fixing low-quality AI output, per a study cited by AOL.com.
- ✓ Data on whether AI actually saves employee time is contradictory, according to CIO.
- ✓ Forbes reports the best productivity improvements may not come from saving time.
What changed
A new workplace efficiency survey reveals heavy AI users work up to 90 minutes more per day, with multiple outlets reporting the finding simultaneously.
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AI users working up to 90 minutes longer daily, study finds
Heavy AI users are spending up to 90 extra minutes at work each day according to a new workplace efficiency survey covered by Futurism, Gizmodo, and Yahoo Tech. The finding contradicts the expectation that AI tools reduce workload. A separate AOL.com report cites a study showing workers lose a full day per week fixing low-quality AI output, while CIO notes the broader data on AI time savings remains contradictory. Forbes argues productivity gains may not come from time reduction at all.
Why it matters
Companies are rapidly deploying generative AI with the promise of efficiency, but early evidence suggests the technology may be extending workdays instead. The extra time appears tied to verifying, correcting, and managing AI-generated content, often called "AI slop", rather than core tasks. This dynamic challenges ROI assumptions behind current AI adoption strategies.
What is confirmed
- Heavy AI users spend up to 90 minutes more at work per day according to a new workplace efficiency survey.
- Workers lose a day a week fixing low-quality AI output, per a study cited by AOL.com.
- Data on whether AI actually saves employee time is contradictory, according to CIO.
- Forbes reports the best productivity improvements may not come from saving time.
Still unconfirmed
- AI shortcuts are creating a worse C-suite, per Hachette's CEO in Fortune.
What to watch next
- Follow-up studies measuring net productivity vs. hours worked
- Employer policy changes on AI usage expectations
- Data on whether verification time decreases as models improve
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