Human Cost of AI

I hear from leaders who were one not too long ago unshakably AI devotees now claiming that AI hasn't reduced work - it has simply raised expectations of how much work can be done by one person.

Research is also beginning to show that AI increase work intensity, and blurs work-life boundaries.

While AI has not fully replaced humans - it has started to replace what makes humans effective.

We are less creative

Human connections are dwindling

No time for mental recovery

Unreasonable expectations at work and in personal life

As we debate adoption rate and productivity gains, other questions worth asking:

Are we making better decisions, or simply making more decisions?

Has AI reduced cognitive load, or increased it?

Are we preserving human judgment, or outsourcing it to statistical models?