Using AI For Work? It's Bad For Quality Of Life, Finds Study
The clamour around Artificial Intelligence continues as humans try to navigate the impacts of this technology. While concerns often focus on AI replacing human jobs, a recent survey has shed light on more concerning effects, notably the negative impact of AI usage at work on overall quality of life.?
Interaction with AI led to lower wellbeing?
A recent study by the Institute for the Future of Work, which surveyed 6,000 individuals, looked into the effects of various technologies on wellbeing.?
They examined four types of technologies commonly used across different sectors: AI-based software, wearable trackers, surveillance devices, and robotics.?
The findings revealed that the more workers interacted with these technologies, the lower their overall health and wellbeing tended to be.?
On the other hand, the use of traditional information and communication technologies (ICTs) like laptops, tablets, and instant messaging in the workplace generally had a more favorable impact on wellbeing.?
Why is health & well being impacted by AI??
Their discoveries rehashed previous studies indicating that such technologies may worsen job insecurity, increase workload, standardise tasks, diminish work significance, disempower workers, and reduce autonomy, all of which diminish overall employee wellness.
It's not necessarily the technologies themselves that pose a problem, but rather how they are implemented, said the study lead author Dr Magdalena Soffia, as quoted by The Guardian.?
"... it really depends on the context: on lots of structural factors, on environmental conditions, how it is designed and how it is deployed. So lots of human decisions," she said.?
Mary Towers, the TUC's lead on AI, expressed concern, stating that these findings should alarm us all.?
They indicate that "without robust new regulation, AI could make the world of work an oppressive and unhealthy place for many."?
Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides, the economist leading the review, thus emphasis the importance of understanding how our engagement with new technologies affects our overall quality of life as these innovations increasingly permeate our work environments.
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