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The same tool can make one task easier and another job less secure. Productivity is only part of the story.

Headline figure · read its scope14%productivity gain

Average increase in issues resolved per hour in a study of customer-support workers using an AI assistant. Results varied by experience.

Brynjolfsson, Li & Raymond, 2023 ↗

A ledger has two columns.

Read the evidence on both sides. Consider who benefits, who bears the cost, and what would change your judgement.

Follow the evidence ↓
01 / THE CONTEXT

Look beyond
the headline.

The effects of AI depend on the task, the organisation and how gains are distributed. A result from customer support is evidence about that setting, not a universal rate of improvement.

  • 01Identify whose productivity is being measured.
  • 02Separate task changes from whole-job replacement.
  • 03Ask who captures the financial benefit.
02 / THE EVIDENCE

What the figure
can tell us.

Average increase in issues resolved per hour in a study of customer-support workers using an AI assistant. Results varied by experience.

Read Brynjolfsson, Li & Raymond, 2023 ↗

Read the source for its methods and limits. A published estimate, observed result and future projection answer different questions. The research figures describe this topic; they are not learner scores.

03 / TWO SIDES OF THE SAME SYSTEM

A benefit.
A consequence.

What it can give

Assistance can help newer workers draw on organisational knowledge, reduce repetitive effort and make some services more accessible.

What it can cost

Monitoring, work intensification, displacement and concentration of profits can accompany productivity improvements. The distribution of benefits is a design and governance choice.

The judgement depends on context. Which effects matter most, who experiences them, and what evidence would change the decision?

PAUSE & REFLECT

Where do
you stand?

A company’s AI assistant improves team output. What would a fair plan for sharing the gains with workers look like, and what trade-offs would remain?

Consider the evidence, the people affected and what could change your judgement.

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Make the trade-off explicit. A reasoned reflection connects a possible benefit with a local cost, identifies who bears it, and asks what evidence could change the judgement.

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