{
  "id": 18966396,
  "title": "Employees Who Use AI End Up Working Vastly More Time Per Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/employees-who-use-ai-end-up-working-vastly-more-time-per-day",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-08T15:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Futurism",
    "slug": "futurism",
    "url": "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-workplace-working-hours-productivity-analysis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent study published by workplace monitoring firm ActivTrak reveals a chilling trend: employees who utilize artificial intelligence at work are putting in up to 90 extra minutes of daily labor compared to those who don't employ AI. The study analyzed anonymized work data from over 9,100 white-collar workers across 450 companies between April and September, with heavy AI users averaging 8.4 to 9.1 hours of work per day, compared to the 7.6-hour average for non-users. This suggests that the promised efficiency gains from AI may be illusory, with workers spending more time sifting through AI-generated content than completing tasks manually. Furthermore, ActivTrak's head of productivity research, Gabriela Mauch, notes that while AI may speed up task completion, its use contributes to more frequent application switching and shorter focus periods, resulting in longer workdays and interrupted work. These findings raise questions about the true purpose of AI adoption in the workplace: whether it's a tool for increased productivity or a mere justification for demanding more labor from employees, regardless of any genuine efficiency improvements.",
  "summary": "So much for efficiency gains. The post Employees Who Use AI End Up Working Vastly More Time Per Day appeared first on Futurism .",
  "key_points": [
    "Employees using AI work 90 extra minutes daily.",
    "Heavy AI users average 8.4 to 9.1 hours work.",
    "AI increases frequent application switching."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}