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Impact of AI on Workforce Well-being
Comparison of burnout and quit intent between AI-enabled and non-AI workers.
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AI burnout: Instead of sharing the load, AI has us more stressed
Sharon BernsteinSharon Bernstein is the Chief Human Resources Officer at WalkMe, where she oversees global HR strategy, talent development, organizational design, and culture. She brings over 15 years of HR leadership experience across global organizations. Since joining WalkMe in 2019, she has played a key role in shaping the company’s people strategy, most recently serving as VP People. Prior to WalkMe, Sharon held HR roles at Pitango VC, AKT, and Ceragon, with a strong focus on compensation and benefits and HR operations. She is passionate about building scalable people processes, fostering strong company culture, and putting people at the center of business success.Mental Health Awareness Month is here, and the topic leading the agenda isn’t about removing the stigma around mental health (we’re arguably moving past that), it’s whether AI is making mental health worse. Research from Upwork found that while AI users reported a 40% productivity boost, 88% of the most productive AI-enabled workers also reported burnout, and they were twice as likely to be considering leaving their jobs. A BCG study published recently linked what researchers are now calling “AI brain fry” to increased fatigue and significantly higher quit intent: Thirty-four percent of workers experiencing it said they planned to leave, compared to 25% without it. So, while we may be getting more done, the people doing it are paying a price that doesn’t show up in any dashboard. The fault lines are pretty clear when you take a closer look at the process. When employees use AI for their work, they don’t just complete tasks. They’re in a hypervigilant state as they continuously monitor the output: Is it accurate? Is it compliant? Does it conflict with what another system told me 10 minutes ago? Can I actually act on this, or do I need to verify it first? Our research at WalkMe calls this decision latency. It happens dozens of times a day, in the pause before each AI output is accepted or rejected. And it’s not irrational caution. It’s the reasonable response of employees who have been given powerful tools without the guardrails or guidance to leverage them. In our 2026 State of Digital Adoption report, only 12% of workers said they are fully confident that AI tools understand the context of their work. That’s the root of that relentless hypervigilance. The technology is working. But the trust just isn’t there. See also: ‘Digital fluency’: What it is and why business leaders value it so much T...
AI Consciousness Raises Ethical Concerns, Say Experts - London Daily
Over 100 AI professionals and academics warn of potential risks to AI systems if they become conscious, urging responsible development to avoid harm.An open letter signed by over 100 AI experts, including Sir Stephen Fry, has raised ethical concerns about the potential suffering of artificial intelligence systems if they achieve consciousness. The letter, accompanied by a research paper, calls for responsible research into AI consciousness, with an emphasis on prioritizing understanding and assessing the phenomenon to prevent mistreatment of AI systems. The experts propose five guiding principles for the development of AI systems that may possess self-awareness, including setting constraints on conscious AI systems, taking a phased approach, and sharing findings with the public. The letter also advocates for caution in making overconfident statements about the creation of conscious AI. The research paper, authored by Oxford’s Patrick Butlin and Theodoros Lappas from Athens University, highlights the possibility of creating AI systems that could appear conscious or even feel suffering. It emphasizes the importance of addressing the issue of AI consciousness before creating beings that may deserve moral consideration. The paper raises further questions on the moral implications of creating conscious AI, questioning whether destroying such systems could be akin to killing an animal. The authors acknowledge the uncertainty around defining consciousness in AI but argue that the matter should not be ignored. The letter and paper were organized by Conscium, a research organization co-funded by WPP, and come amid growing debate about AI's future potential. In 2023, Sir Demis Hassabis of Google AI suggested that AI could one day achieve consciousness, although many experts remain divided on whether such a development is possible.
Your Brain on AI: Why More Tools Are Creating Less Productivity - LinkedIn
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AI-driven layoffs aren't generating the returns companies expected ...
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