this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2025
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Related: https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity
It's possible they're getting more stuff written and more emails sent, but the lower signal to noise ratio means this isn't actually helping.
Yeah, that's the kind of thing I've been seeing, meaning that so far all actual studies directly contradict the anecdotes. And directly contradict my personal experience watching people trying to use it before just giving up and going back to working like actual people.
I guess if you measure productivity by word count instead of work quality and utility, L. Ron Hubbard is one of the most productive writers in all of history.
I cannot fathom people using AI to write an email. Anyone not competent enough to quickly express themselves in writing is a failure to begin with. Even if you suck at writing, you should still be able to get something down.