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Interesting research in HBR today about how the productivity boost you can get from AI tools can lead to burnout or general metal exhaustion, something I've noticed in my own work simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/9/a...

simonwillison.netAI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies ItAruna Ranganathan and Xingqi Maggie Ye from Berkeley Haas School of Business report initial findings in the HBR from their April to December 2025 study of 200 employees at a …

Simon Willison

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Here's that HBR story in full hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...

hbr.orgAI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies ItOne of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consisten...

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Hibai Unzueta

@hibaiunzueta.eu

9 Feb

I do see a parallel to being permanently communicated. Sometimes it can be a blessing *not to be able* to pursue an idea at a given time.

EverCuriousCate

@evercuriouscate.bsky.social

9 Feb

but...but being free to skip out of work is what last night Superbowl ads promised!!