Does AI decrease productivity?

From a new survey conducted by The Upwork Research Institute:

“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.