AI and the Extended Workday: More Work, Less Life
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/technology/3301942-the-ai-dilemma-more-work-less-life-how-technology-is-changing-job-expectations
* #AI exposure is leading to longer workdays and less leisure time for workers, rather than reducing workloads as expected
* AI is complementing human labor rather than replacing it, which paradoxically results in extended work hours
* Productivity gains from AI are often captured by firms and consumers rather than being shared with workers through shorter hours or improved work-life balance
* AI-powered employee surveillance and #monitoring has contributed to an "always-on" work culture, blurring the boundaries between work and personal life
* While AI-exposed workers earn higher #wages, they experience lower #JobSatisfaction due to increased workloads and diminished work-life balance
* Effects are particularly pronounced in contexts where AI significantly enhances marginal productivity and monitoring efficiency, and is amplified in competitive labor and product markets where workers have limited bargaining power
* Findings question the expectation that technological advancements alleviate human labor burdens, revealing instead a paradox where such progress compromises work-life balance
WP: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/5119118.pdf?abstractid=5119118&mirid=1
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