Has AI turned work into a fire hydrant?: More output, not more value
15-09-2026 09:05 via hrzone.com

Has AI turned work into a fire hydrant?: More output, not more value

Summary: AI hasn’t cut anyone’s workload, it’s just made people produce more, faster. The problem is nobody’s changed what happens after: work still gets stuck in the same approvals, the same meetings, the same manager’s inbox. Unless organisations rethink those processes, all that saved time is lost.The conversation around AI at work is still largely focused on tools:
Which platform should we buy? How quickly can we roll it out? How do we encourage more p
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