Intel Admits AI Decreases Productivity
The house of cards is wobbling.
AI will automate or assist almost every aspect of our lives in the coming years, making our jobs and even personal lives easier and more productive. It’s even meant to be the key to unlocking our next great economic boom and is being lauded by multiple governments as a way the West can counteract the East’s aggressive economic growth. Naturally, it’s no wonder the AI revolution is being so heavily pushed, right? Well, no. In fact, Intel just discovered that AI doesn’t actually improve productivity at all…
Though Intel is struggling in the AI infrastructure race against its competitors like Nvidia, it is still pushing AI software. Many of its hardware partners are launching AI PCs, which use AIs like Microsoft’s Copilot to automate tasks on the machine. As such, Intel has a vested interest in these AIs, as it could mean more people will buy their componentry.
Unfortunately for Intel, when analysing how much time AI PCs can save people, they didn’t find what they were looking for.
This began with a study that looked at how 6,000 people in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom used their PCs and found that people lose, on average, 15 hours a week on “digital chores” like writing emails, sorting calendars, transcribing meetings, managing files, and…
