Can AI make you more creative? Study maps when it helps and when it slows work

Can AI make you more creative? Study maps when it helps and when it slows work

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Art has been around for centuries, but in the age of artificial intelligence, one University of Houston researcher is examining whether generative AI helps or hurts creativity. Jinghui Hou, lead author and assistant professor in the C. T. Bauer College of Business, began researching AI’s impact on creativity when the applications…

‘AI brain fry’ is real — and it’s making workers more exhausted, not more productive, new study finds

‘AI brain fry’ is real — and it’s making workers more exhausted, not more productive, new study finds

If you’re one of the early AI adopters, maybe your brain is totally fried. Take Francesco Bonacci, a software engineer and founder of Cua AI, who warned of “vibe coding paralysis” last month. In an X post, he described AI’s ability to complete incredible taskloads, leaving workers time to generate new ideas they can then…

Beautiful.ai Productivity Study Reveals AI Presentation Tools Return Over $1 Billion in Annual Productivity Value

Beautiful.ai Productivity Study Reveals AI Presentation Tools Return Over $1 Billion in Annual Productivity Value

San Francisco, CA, March 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beautiful.ai , a leading AI-powered presentation platform, today released findings from its latest productivity survey that quantify the measurable impact of its tools on workplace efficiency. In a survey of 550 active users across functions and seniority levels, participants reported a median of 3 hours saved…

Harvard study finds AI actually makes work harder rather than easier

Harvard study finds AI actually makes work harder rather than easier

An in-progress Harvard Business Review case study suggests generative AI tools may increase workloads rather than reduce them, challenging one of the technology’s most widely promoted benefits. The research followed around 200 employees at a U.S. technology company over an eight-month period, combining workplace observation with more than 40 interviews across multiple departments. While generative…

AI Is Rewriting Human History—But New Study Finds It’s Stuck Decades in the Past

AI Is Rewriting Human History—But New Study Finds It’s Stuck Decades in the Past

On museum walls, in textbooks, and increasingly across social media feeds, artificial intelligence (AI) is breathing life into humanity’s distant ancestors. With a few prompts, AI can conjure scenes of Neanderthals hunting mammoths, tending fires, or raising families beneath icy skies. However, according to new research, these vivid reconstructions may tell us less about Neanderthals—and…

AI may cost jobs in the long term, but right now it’s making employees more productive: Study – Firstpost

AI may cost jobs in the long term, but right now it’s making employees more productive: Study – Firstpost

An eight-month study at a US technology company found that generative AI increased the pace, scope and intensity of work, raising concerns about long-term sustainability and burnout As companies encourage employees to use artificial intelligence tools to ease routine tasks and boost productivity, new research suggests the effects may be more complex than anticipated, according…

Study maps seven roles for generative AI in fighting disinformation

Study maps seven roles for generative AI in fighting disinformation

Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt, Uppsala University Generative AI can be used to combat misinformation. However, it can also exacerbate the problem by producing convincing manipulations that are difficult to detect and can quickly be copied and disseminated on a wide scale. In a new study, researchers have defined seven distinct roles that AI can play in…

Generative AI: Study Warns of Collaborative Hallucinations

Generative AI: Study Warns of Collaborative Hallucinations

When generative AI systems produce false information, this is often framed as AI “hallucinating at us”-generating errors that we might mistakenly accept as true. But a new study argues we should pay attention to a more dynamic phenomenon: how we can come to hallucinate with AI. Lucy Osler, from the University of Exeter, analyses troubling…

AI not causing mass layoffs, but changing nature of work: Study

AI not causing mass layoffs, but changing nature of work: Study

A new study by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), supported by OpenAI, has sought to ease concerns about large-scale job losses due to artificial intelligence.According to the report, generative AI is not triggering mass layoffs in India’s IT sector at present. Instead, it is reshaping how work is organised, improving…