AI productivity trap: Why workers feel overloaded despite efficient tools Artificial intelligence tools are often used to reduce workload and increase efficiency. But, a new research study challenges this prevalent viewpoint. According to a study, published in the Harvard Business Review, instead of delivering productivity gains, AI tools open a Pandora’s box, claiming to intensify…
1. Why do workers feel threatened by generative AI? It is less about losing jobs and more about losing a sense of competence, control, and recognition at work. AI can shift who gets credit, authority, and influence. 2. Is fear of AI irrational? Not at all. Employees’ anxiety reflects real psychological and social concerns, identity,…
DC is now one of the first cities to require generative AI training for government employees. The required course offers prompting basics, and covers risks inherent when using the tech. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s mandate applies to workers across the public sector, including teachers, unemployment claims examiners and city council staff. Within 90 days of being…
by Jon Stojan on Feb 9, 2026 at 10:50 amFebruary 9, 2026 at 10:50 am Image Credit: Pexels When people talk about artificial intelligence, they often assume the boardroom and focus on big corporate strategies. But a new, large study from Recon Analytics, with support from analysts Roger Entner and Joe Salesky, covering over 100,000 US…
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the Malaysian workplace and employees are adopting it at a pace outstripping global peers. The Ernst&Young (EY) 2025 Work Reimagined Survey shows that 93% of Malaysian employees are using generative AI (GenAI) at work, with 81% reporting significant time savings and 76% citing improved work productivity. Yet a contradiction…
Exaggerated fear of AI has been extremely harmful to industry and society Practical AI can enhance human productivity without replacing workers entirely AI and robots could address labor shortages as digital workforce supplements Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has addressed the ongoing debate around advanced artificial intelligence, arguing the idea of a so-called “god AI” is…
Specifically, Panther Lake has 12 GPU tiles, which will bring faster AI processing capability to PCs. The older Intel PC chip, Lunar Lake, had only 4 GPU tiles. (GPUs are also used in the cloud to run OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Azure AI and other critical cloud services.) Intel has redesigned its chip to run AI…
Welcome to Eye on AI, with AI reporter Sharon Goldman. In this edition…Why some workers feel a sense of loss while AI boosts productivity…Anthropic raising fresh $10 Billion at $350 billion valuation…Musk’s xAI closed $20 billion funding with Nvidia backing…Can AI do your job? See the results from hundreds of tests. For months, software developers…
