2026-05-14 11:42 UTCSummary onlyUpdated: 2026-06-30 13:03 UTC

AI won't always make you faster

AI boosts output, but without judgment it can increase workload and mistakes.

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A study of 5,172 support agents found AI boosted average productivity by 15%, but experienced agents saw quality declines.
Harvard Business School research showed AI helps novices conceptualize but can't replace domain expertise for execution.
In a randomized trial, AI increased experienced developers' task time by 19% despite their belief it would save 20%.
AI's real bottleneck is judgment: it generates options, but evaluating them requires human experience.

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