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# Does AI decrease productivity?
- URL: https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/does-ai-decrease-productivity/
- Published: 2024-07-25T18:36:59.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-25T18:36:59.000Z
- Author: CJ Chilvers
- Tags: ai, Productivity, work

From a new survey conducted by [The Upwork Research Institute](https://www.upwork.com/research/ai-enhanced-work-models?ref=cjchilvers.com):

> “77% \[of workers\] say AI tools have decreased their productivity and added to their workload in at least one way.”

Meanwhile, upstairs:

> “81% of leaders at companies that have deployed AI report an increase in workforce productivity in the past year.”

Which is the reason why:

> “71% of full-time employees are burned out and 65% report struggling with employer demands on their productivity.”

AI is great at what managers can easily measure, but not so great at what builds long-term relationships. Let’s revisit this topic after the talent pool has drained and the clients are sufficiently pissed off.