75% of workers ask AI questions instead of colleagues - with potentially serious consequences

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  • AI could be replacing certain workplace interactions.
  • Researchers worry that talking less to coworkers could make us lonelier.
  • AI can also be used to encourage interactions.

When Maria Goyal has a question, her coworkers typically meet her with one answer: Ask Claude.

The 25-year-old works at a marketing agency in Colorado. In the year she's been there, she's witnessed a creep where AI has become more ingrained into every aspect of the work, and this shift makes her feel isolated and self-conscious about turning to one of her more experienced coworkers for help or to brainstorm ideas.

"It prevents me from like learning more in depth rather than just having like a robot do it for me," she told ZDNET over the phone.

Goyal isn't the only one who feels like AI is inhibiting human...

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