That’s the big question explored in an ongoing study by researchers from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. You just work the same amount or even more.”The tech company in the study provided AI tools to its workers, but didn’t mandate that they use them. Others realized that AI had managed to slowly infiltrate their free time, with employees prompting their AI tools during lunch breaks, meetings, or right before stepping away from their PC. In sum, the AI tools created a vicious cycle: it “accelerated certain tasks, which raised expectations for speed; higher speed made workers more reliant on AI. The Berkeley Haas researchers optimistically suggest that companies should institute stronger guidelines and provide structure on how the tech is used.