The new global study, in partnership with The Upwork Research Institute, interviewed 2,500 global C-suite executives, full-time employees and freelancers. Results show that the optimistic expectations about AI’s impact are not aligning with the reality faced by many employees. The study identifies a disconnect between the high expectations of managers and the actual experiences of employees using AI.

Despite 96% of C-suite executives expecting AI to boost productivity, the study reveals that, 77% of employees using AI say it has added to their workload and created challenges in achieving the expected productivity gains. Not only is AI increasing the workloads of full-time employees, it’s hampering productivity and contributing to employee burnout.

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5 points

Same, I’ve automated alot of my tasks with AI. No way 77% is “hampered” by it.

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I dunno, mishandling of AI can be worse than avoiding it entirely. There’s a middle manager here that runs everything her direct-report copywriter sends through ChatGPT, then sends the response back as a revision. She doesn’t add any context to the prompt, say who the audience is, or use the custom GPT that I made and shared. That copywriter is definitely hampered, but it’s not by AI, really, just run-of-the-mill manager PEBKAC.

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I’m infuriated on their behalf.

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What have you actually replaced/automated with AI?

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Voiceover recording, noise reduction, rotoscoping, motion tracking, matte painting, transcription - and there’s a clear path forward to automate rough cuts and integrate all that with digital asset management. I used to do all of those things manually/practically.

e: I imagine the downvotes coming from the same people that 20 years ago told me digital video would never match the artistry of film.

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imagine the downvotes coming from the same people that 20 years ago told me digital video would never match the artistry of film.

They’re right IMO. Practical effects still look and age better than (IMO very obvious) digital effects. Oh and digital deaging IMO looks like crap.

But, this will always remain an opinion battle anyway, because quantifying “artistry” is in and of itself a fool’s errand.

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All the models I’ve used that do TTS/RVC and rotoscoping have definitely not produced professional results.

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A lot of people are keen to hear that AI is bad, though, so the clicks go through on articles like this anyway.

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This may come as a shock to you, but the vast majority of the world does not work in tech.

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I’m not working in tech either. Everyone relying on a computer can use this.

Also, medicin and radiology are two areas that will benefit from this - especially the patients.

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