The AI productivity paradox: the new tech may be eating into your leisure time
• Using AI should save us time and perhaps bring us closer to Keynes prediction of a 15-hour working week. However, people in jobs with the highest exposure to AI are on average spending an extra 3h 15m at work. Does greater efficiency result in an expanded workload?
• The Director of Orange’s School of Management, Philippe Trimborn, points out that time saved on one task is usually reinvested in other professional activities. A state of affairs driven by Parkinson’s law (work expands to fill the time allowed) and further compounded by massive growth in digital communications that may be a cause of burnout.
• Studies by Adecco and BCG have shown that only 21% to 27% of employees use the time saved by AI for their personal lives. The vast majority use it to increase both the volume and quality of their professional output.
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• The Director of Orange’s School of Management, Philippe Trimborn, points out that time saved on one task is usually reinvested in other professional activities. A state of affairs driven by Parkinson’s law (work expands to fill the time allowed) and further compounded by massive growth in digital communications that may be a cause of burnout.
• Studies by Adecco and BCG have shown that only 21% to 27% of employees use the time saved by AI for their personal lives. The vast majority use it to increase both the volume and quality of their professional output.
