AI was meant to save time but in corporate America it is making the workday longer
A Harvard Business Review-reported study of a US tech firm found that generative AI, instead of reducing workloads, intensified them. Employees worked faster, expanded roles, and blurred work-life boundaries without formal mandates. While productivity rose, so did cognitive strain and burnout risks, prompting calls for structured “AI practices” to ensure sustainable integration in American workplaces.
A Harvard Business Review-reported study of a US tech firm found that generative AI, instead of reducing workloads, intensified them. Employees worked faster, expanded roles, and blurred work-life boundaries without formal mandates. While productivity rose, so did cognitive strain and burnout risks, prompting calls for structured “AI practices” to ensure sustainable integration in American workplaces.
