AI Eats Leisure Time, Makes Employees Work More, Study Finds
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A study found that AI implementation in workplaces leads to employees working more and having less leisure time, sparking concerns about the impact of technology on work-life balance.
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AI and the Extended Workday: Productivity, Contracting Efficiency, and Distribution of Rents - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5119118