AI Time-Saving Perceptions Exceed Reality, Adecco Report Finds

According to Adecco’s Global Workforce of the Future report, AI is helping employees save time — but it isn’t necessarily boosting their productivity.

Artificial intelligence may be saving workers time, but not necessarily making them more productive.

Adecco Group’s latest Global Workforce of the Future report suggests that AI adoption has accelerated dramatically, however many organisations have yet to translate perceived efficiency into real productivity gains.

Now in its sixth edition, the Zurich-based talent and technology advisory firm’s report draws on insights from a survey of 37,500 workers across 31 countries and 21 industries, including 2,200 respondents in the UK and Ireland. Its findings suggest that while employees say AI saves them an average of two hours a day, much of that time is being spent on routine tasks.

According to Adecco, employees’ confidence in using AI tools has increased dramatically, with ...