Using an AI PC may actually make users less productive – for now
- Employees need to learn how to adapt to AI-enabled PCs, research shows
- Once obstacles are overcome, this can save hours of administrative work
- AI PC shipments are increasing, accounting for 20% of all PC sales
New research has claimed that workers using AI PCs may end up being less productive than their counterparts using more conventional PCs – at least to start with.
An Intel survey of 6,000 participants from a handful of European countries revealed a number of challenges associated with integrating AI tools into daily workflows, despite the promise of efficiency improvements.
The figures suggest that workers using AI PCs spend more time on routine tasks than their colleagues, likely due to the learning curve required to get up to speed with the new technology.
AI PCs don’t help increase productivity… right now
It seems that everyday tasks like writing emails, organizing files, and transcribing meetings take a lot of time and effort as users adapt to these systems, but the real benefit of artificial intelligence beyond this initial learning curve should be yet to be revealed.
However, the potential reach is large: employees currently waste 51 minutes searching for files, 67 minutes summarizing documents, 72 minutes writing emails, 56 minutes organizing their inbox, 59 minutes taking minutes of meetings and 53 minutes of scheduling phone calls per week. AI tools have been sold with the promise of reducing the burden of these administrative tasks.
“Our role as technology leaders is to support this transition to AI-assisted living and equip consumers with the knowledge they need to use an AI PC efficiently and ethically,” said Robert Hallock, VP and GM of client AI and technical marketing from Intel.
Intel is currently seeing revenue declines as it loses to other rivals in the chip manufacturing sector, such as Nvidia and AMD, which have had more success in the market.
But figures of Canalys According to figures, AI PCs are now responsible for one in five of all PCs sold.
“Despite the positive momentum, there is still a lot of work to be done to convince both channel partners and end customers of the benefits of AI-enabled PCs,” said lead analyst Ishan Dutt.
