Artificial intelligence enhances employee productivity and reduces their motivation

The entry of productive artificial intelligence (Gen AI) into the workplace has provided a great opportunity to increase productivity, creativity and innovation, but new research on more than 3,500 people shows that the tool, along with functional benefits, can have negative psychological consequences.

According to the Harvard Business Review, people who performed their duties with the help of artificial intelligence provided higher productivity, but were subsequently reduced to motivation and increased motivation while doing things without artificial intelligence.

Higher performance and lower motivation using productive artificial intelligence

The results of this study show that the use of artificial intelligence enhances the quality and speed of the work; Performance evaluation reports, for example, were arranged with longer, more analytical, and more productive tone. Emails written with the help of productive artificial intelligence also had a warmer and more humane language.

However, after leaving artificial intelligence and returning to solitary work, people experienced an internal motivation (11 % average) and an increase in boredom (20 %).

One of the reasons for this decline is the motivation to lose control and ownership. When artificial intelligence does hard and intellectual parts, one first feels less likely to have a role and the sensory relationship with it is reduced. Returning to work without the help of artificial intelligence returns this feeling of control, but reduces the sense of pleasure and inspiration.

To effectively exploit the benefits of productive artificial intelligence without damaging employees, companies must use a clever combination of human participation and artificial intelligence.

This combination should include independent and challenging tasks after artificial intelligence -based activities. Transparency of the role of technology in processes is also important to maintain a sense of ownership and responsibility. Creating a balance between AI -based independent tasks enhances mental diversity and human interaction.

Targeting employees for clever use of these tools also prevents human skills and motivations from weakening. This approach creates a sustainable equilibrium between efficiency and job satisfaction.

Finally, the future of the work depends on the coherent interaction between human and artificial intelligence, which, if properly managed, enables maintenance and motivation to maintain simultaneous productivity and motivation.