{
  "id": 18311428,
  "title": "AI promised big productivity benefits, but workers aren't happy with what they've seen so far",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/ai-promised-big-productivity-benefits-but-workers-arent-happy-with",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-05T13:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/ai-promised-big-productivity-benefits-but-workers-arent-happy-with-what-theyve-seen-so-far"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly improve worker productivity, yet recent data suggests that many employees are not experiencing the desired gains in quality of work. According to Miro's latest State of Intelligent Collaboration report, while 86% of UK respondents claim AI has made them more productive, only 57% have noticed improvements in organizational output. The report reveals that the issue lies not with AI itself, but with the way it is being utilized - workers are primarily using the technology in isolated, private sessions rather than in a collaborative manner. This single-player approach limits the benefits of shared context, knowledge, and visibility among colleagues, reducing AI's overall effectiveness in driving organizational-wide improvements. A significant number of respondents - 28% - feel AI has made them feel more disconnected from their peers, while 18% report that work feels lonelier than before. To address these challenges, Miro advises businesses to invest in shared AI technologies, consolidating fragmented tools and siloed data into \"AI workhubs.\" These workhubs would enable teams and agents to have the necessary context and shared understanding to make better decisions, ultimately leading to faster execution and better outcomes. The research underscores the growing need for a comprehensive AI strategy that goes beyond simply demonstrating technology use, and emphasizes the importance of fostering collaboration between AI and human workers to achieve real, tangible benefits.",
  "summary": "Workers feel AI is making them more productive, but they're not sharing it with colleagues so it's not delivering true results.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}