Webmaster's Home (ChinaZ.com) July 24 news: recently launched a batch of artificial intelligence tools that promise to simplify tasks, improve efficiency and improve workplace productivity. However, many employees disagree and believe that AI will increase their workload. Neil Clarke, an editor and publisher at
, said his team was overwhelmed by AI-generated submissions, nearly doubling his workload, and he had to close the online submission form. A similar situation is happening in other industries, such as law and media, where the implementation of AI tools creates more workload and stress.
"They're actually the worst stories we've ever seen," Clark said of the hundreds of pieces of AI-generated content that he and his team of humans now have to manually parse. "But it's more about quantity than quality. The quantity is burying us." "It's almost doubling our workload," he added.
Despite the belief that artificial intelligence can improve work efficiency, in fact, many workers report that their work intensity has increased. Ivana Saula, director of research at the International Federation of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said implementing new AI tools often resulted in more remaining tasks for humans to complete, adding to hours and stress. Workers in her union said they felt like "guinea pigs".
Some research also supports this view. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that using artificial intelligence tools can improve employee productivity on tasks such as writing cover letters, emails and cost-benefit analyses, but for non-AI experts and non-managers, AI's Use has little effect on wages.
While AI tools can improve work in some ways, there are some problems. In the media industry, for example, while AI tools promise to accelerate automation, there are some glaring mistakes.
Faced with the impact of the rise of artificial intelligence, some people try to rely on more artificial intelligence to solve problems. However, they found that AI-generated work detectors were not helpful because of their low accuracy, especially for non-English-speaking writers.
On the whole, artificial intelligence tools play a certain role in improving work efficiency, but they also bring increased workload and pressure. When implementing these tools, more consideration needs to be given to worker needs and involvement to take full advantage of AI.
