Despite 96% of C-suite executives expecting AI to boost productivity, employees say it has increased their workload, hampered productivity and caused job burnout, research shows.

The new global study, in partnership with The Upwork Research Institute, interviewed 2,500 global C-suite executives, full-time employees and freelancers. Results show that the optimistic expectations about AI’s impact are not aligning with the reality faced by many employees. The study identifies a disconnect between the high expectations of managers and the actual experiences of employees using AI.

Despite 96% of C-suite executives expecting AI to boost productivity, the study reveals that, 77% of employees using AI say it has added to their workload and created challenges in achieving the expected productivity gains. Not only is AI increasing the workloads of full-time employees, it’s hampering productivity and contributing to employee burnout.

  • @aestheleteEnglish
    10•1 month ago

    imagine the downvotes coming from the same people that 20 years ago told me digital video would never match the artistry of film.

    They’re right IMO. Practical effects still look and age better than (IMO very obvious) digital effects. Oh and digital deaging IMO looks like crap.

    But, this will always remain an opinion battle anyway, because quantifying “artistry” is in and of itself a fool’s errand.

    • @HackworthEnglish
      8•1 month ago

      Digital video, not digital effects - I mean the guys I went to film school with that refused to touch digital videography.