Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Productivity: A Mismatch Made in Corporate America
Productivity—it’s quite the buzzword these days. Popular podcasts are built entirely around the topic, and the corporate world has gone mad trying to measure it in its employees. That is a large reason why people use AI—it has been touted as being able to increase productivity. But because corporate America and AI companies don’t seem to fully grasp what productivity is, AI, the supposed productivity tool, is frequently counterproductive.
Corporate Understanding
I personally learned about the dangers of misunderstanding productivity while working as a pleb in a corporate office supply store. I always found it odd that we were supposed to find customers and pester them into accepting our help—certainly not how I like to be treated when I shop.
But one day the company came up with a super amazing new training where we were supposed to leave customers alone unless they signaled they wanted help. What a concept!...
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