Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Almost half of professionals say AI workslop is a problem. You must take a sophisticated approach to realizing AI value. People who blend AI and human expertise will be in high demand. The backlash against AI is in full swing. What…
A new Top Employers Institute report highlights a glaring disconnect: 96% of senior leaders expect AI to boost performance, yet nearly half of the workforce doesn’t understand how to use it effectively. As AI rapidly advances, this widening gap between executive expectation and workplace reality poses a critical risk. Designing Work for the Age of…
By design, the next wave of artificial intelligence is less about automation than it is about orchestration. The conversation around AI has been stuck in a tired loop. Will it replace jobs, or will it create them? The reality unfolding inside forward-thinking organizations is far more nuanced. AI agents that used to be seen as…
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how people work, study, and create content. Tasks that once required multiple tools, technical knowledge, or a lot of time can now be completed quickly with smart software. Today, tools like IObit, AI math solver, and AI photo editor are helping users improve productivity in different areas of digital life. While…
What is an AI copilot in business? An AI copilot is a software assistant that helps employees and business leaders handle daily tasks more efficiently. It can summarize meetings, analyze reports, answer questions, draft emails, and organize workflows. These tools mainly help reduce repetitive work and improve decision-making speed across organizations. How are AI copilots…
A new study of 700 engineering practitioners and managers across the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and India reveals a fundamental shift in the software development landscape. While generative AI has accelerated code production, it has introduced a massive “invisible” workload that traditional productivity metrics fail to capture. For decades, technological shifts like the internet, the…
More than 90% of code at Anthropic is now written internally by its agentic artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Claude Code, the company’s Indian-origin chief financial officer (CFO) Krishna Rao revealed in his first-ever podcast appearance. “For us, scaling laws are alive, and we’re seeing that with more releases. Within the company, over 90% of our…
1: What are the most useful free AI tools in 2026? Free AI tools like Copilot, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, DeepSeek, and ChatGPT are widely used in 2026. They support writing, coding, research, learning, and daily productivity tasks across personal and professional workflows. 2: How are AI chatbots changing work? AI chatbots are reducing manual effort…
Zoho chief Sridhar Vembu says AI-generated coding tools have increased code output, but meaningful software engineering productivity gains remain limited despite massive industry investment in …
By Daniel Lewis, Global CEO, LegalOn. Law firm AI is constrained by incentives that resist productivity. In-house legal operates in a model designed to reward it. Vast sums are being invested in AI products that aim to enhance legal efficiency, precision, and productivity by automating labor-intensive tasks. While individual lawyers are increasingly comfortable using these…
