Workers spend nearly a full day per week supervising AI, Glean report finds
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Summary
A new Glean report reveals that workers spend an average of 6.4 hours per week — nearly a full working day — supervising AI tools, a phenomenon dubbed "botsitting." This oversight burden is pushing some employees to consider leaving their jobs, highlighting the hidden costs and productivity paradox of AI adoption in the workplace.
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Workers are spending an average of 6.4 hours a week — almost a full working day — 'botsitting' AI, pushing some to look for an exit, researchers say.
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