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Workers are spending over 6 hours a week botsitting AI, fueling job frustration
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White-collar workers spend an average of 6.4 hours per week "botsitting" AI, which includes providing context, verifying outputs, debugging errors, and correcting mistakes. A report from Glean's Work AI Institute, based on a survey of 6,000 full-time workers in the US, UK, and Australia, highlights this hidden labor associated with AI usage.
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- Praise: Setting good guardrails and using sandbox environments significantly improves the efficiency of working with AI, allowing for smoother project management and reducing tedious interactions.
- Praise: Exploring the outputs of AI models can be an engaging experience, akin to hacking, which adds an element of creativity to the work.
- Praise: When AI performs well, it can enhance productivity and provide a sense of relief, indicating the potential for effective collaboration between humans and AI.
- Concern: Workers are increasingly being asked to automate enjoyable parts of their jobs, leading to feelings of deflation and decreased job satisfaction, which can negate productivity gains.
- Concern: The shift in roles where humans are now babysitting AI rather than being the primary creators can lead to social alienation and a lack of pride in one's work.
- Concern: Many employees feel that AI is taking over their responsibilities, transforming them into assistants rather than allowing them to leverage AI as a tool for enhancement.