Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
20%
3 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
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Artificial intelligence is believed to save workers time by helping them complete their daily tasks.
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them → believe → tasks
But just how much more efficient can it make employees?
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employees → make → ?
About 55% of workers say they use AI on the job, with about one-third of those reporting it cuts the time they need to complete a given assignment by one to two hours, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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they → say → Bureau
How are workers using AI on the job?
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workers → use → job
Workers reported turning to AI for help with tasks including writing, generating new ideas, conducting research and completing administrative tasks.
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Workers → report → tasks
Here's how they say they most frequently use AI on the job:
- 37% use it to search for information or technical help
- 32% to write or draft text
- 32% to generate ideas
- 31% to interpret, translate or summarize information
- 27% for administrative tasks
- 21% for data analysis or visualization
- 16% for tutoring or training
- 12% for customer support
A smaller share of workers use it to write code, for medical care and to manage logistics or supply chains, according to the Census data.
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share → say → data
The findings are based on a weekly national Census Bureau survey of individuals and households on topics including employment, food and nutrition, and transportation.
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findings → base → employment
How much time does AI save workers?
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AI → save → workers
One-quarter of employees who reported using AI at work say the tools shaved less than an hour off the time it would otherwise have taken them to complete a task, according to the Census data.
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it → report → data
A smaller share, at 15%, of workers saw even greater efficiency gains, saying that AI cut their workloads by three hours per task.
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AI → see → task
An additional 15% said it saved them four hours.
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it → say → hours
To be sure, it can take time for employees to learn to use new technology like AI, which can initially add hours to the time required to complete a task.
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which → take → task
Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that AI adoption in manufacturing initially decreases productivity before ultimately helping workers achieve long-term gains.
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workers → show → gains
Economists use the "J-curve" model to explain the phenomenon.
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Economists → use → phenomenon
The productivity trajectory, in the shape of the letter J, reflects the period when considerable resources are committed to learning and investing in new technologies, with productivity initially dipping before rising exponentially.
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productivity → reflect → technologies
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