Treasury offers Chalmers an AI productivity prize — with strings attached

A policy paper on Australia’s AI boom comes with a warning: widespread adoption and policy reform are needed to spread the benefits.

POLITICO on MSN·2d ago

How Workplace Productivity Theater Is Quietly Killing Innovation

Two thirds of employees and almost three quarters of managers admit to faking productivity because they're finishing tasks early. And it's stifling innovation.

Forbes·Aug 21

AI's Uneven March: Why Most Automation Projects Still Stall Before Deployment

AD HOC NEWS·Aug 18

Should You Be Using AI To Track Employee Productivity?

Tech.co spoke to experts to understand how AI is changing employee productivity tracking, and whether the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

Tech.co·Aug 11

Opinion: Cancel the commute: We need new ways to measure productivity at work

Leaders who care about productivity should stop asking where people sit and start asking which arrangement helps each kind of work create the most value.

The Hill on MSN·Aug 4

Why 80% Of Gen Z Workers Fake Productivity And What It Says About Corporate America

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A new study reveals 80% of Gen Z workers admit to faking productivity, but this trend ...

Forbes·Jul 28

Why AI Productivity Is Corporate America's Biggest Self-Deception

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Companies are investing billions in AI, yet a significant "productivity gap" is emerging.

Forbes·Aug 24

AI botsitting: Why your productivity gains aren't what they seem

Workers who are burnt out and frustrated with botsitting will offload more of their work to AI, and stop verifying sources or double-checking AI's outputs. According to Glean's report, 41% of workers...

TechTarget·Aug 19

The surprising reason AI layoffs hurt worker productivity

We found that one of the biggest of these hidden costs is that it makes employees fear for their jobs. On one hand, workers are at the center of this AI revolution and must adopt AI in their daily ...

Fast Company·Aug 14

The Jersey Pump Principle: why AI’s trillion-dollar bet could stall like a 1949 gas pump law

Fortune·Aug 10

AI at work: Productivity powerhouse or workplace risk?

AI is a tool, and when used responsibly, it can help professionals to work smarter, while allowing an individual's own skills and creativity to shine.

Digital Journal·Aug 3

AI Tool of the Week: ChatGPT Work can search Gmail, Slack and Drive for you

ChatGPT Work turns AI into an autonomous workplace assistant that gathers information across apps, completes multi-step tasks and returns finished deliverables instead of just answering prompts.

Mint·Jul 24

AI Is Making The Physical Workplace More Important, Not Less

As AI transforms work, leading companies are rethinking workplace design to boost collaboration, learning, innovation, and AI adoption success.

Forbes·Aug 23

TJ Newsflash 19 August – AI reshapes expertise, careers, productivity and mental workload

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: AI fuels cognitive strain in teams and raises questions over who manages hybrid workforces,...

Training Journal·Aug 18

Is Your Workplace Ready for AI? How to Assess Readiness Before Adoption

Microsoft·Aug 12

Cancel the commute: We need new ways to measure productivity at work

Leaders who care about productivity should stop asking where people sit and start asking which arrangement helps each kind of work create the most value.

The Hill·Aug 4

AI Saves Time. 66% Of Employees Stay Online To Hide It

AI productivity saves employees time but employee monitoring and productivity metrics can distort employee productivity and encourage workers to conceal their efficiency.

Forbes·Aug 1

The End of Productivity Theatre: Why We Need to Rethink What Makes a “Good Worker” in the AI Era

For years, organizations have linked productivity with visible effort: worked hours, packed calendars, rapid email responses and long task lists. Data shows employees are working longer than ever, ...

Unite.AI·Jul 22