Yhn TechnologyAI first seen 4 d ago, last 23 min ago, peak #1
AI promised less work. I've never worked more
A new essay argues that the promise of artificial intelligence freeing workers from tedious tasks has not materialised in practice. The author describes how adopting AI tools into everyday workflows has increased, rather than decreased, the amount of work involved — from reviewing outputs to integrating and verifying them. The piece is drawing attention among technology readers debating whether AI genuinely boosts productivity or simply shifts effort onto users.
Why now: Ongoing debate about whether AI tools actually save workers time or add new burdens
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- AI promised less work. I've never worked more · oorestisime · 685
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