"Even as firms report productivity gains from AI tools, employees' days haven't necessarily gotten any shorter. One Microsoft manager previously told Business Insider that AI tools cut his coding time - which used to make up the overwhelming majority of his workload -by 70%, yet his overall workload didn't shrink. Many leaders have also said that AI will free up employees' time, so they can focus on more "deep work," rather than suggesting that workers might get more free time overall."
"Jones said that when leaders push AI adoption, they need to make it "really relevant" to the day-to-day work of employees, rather than making it another ask from their manager. It should be framed as a tool that helps employees reclaim a percentage of their day, the CPO said. Most employees would be glad to save time spent on work, and she said companies get it wrong by saying, "here's three new things that we need you to do.""
Companies often add new tasks to employees after AI frees time, negating time savings and stifling experimentation. AI experimentation should avoid killing innovation at the start and must be made directly relevant to daily responsibilities rather than becoming another managerial ask. Framing AI as a tool that helps workers reclaim a percentage of their day encourages adoption. Productivity gains from AI have not universally shortened workdays; some workers see reduced time on specific tasks but unchanged overall workloads. HR roles are shifting toward redesigning work as AI changes the distribution of tasks.
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