Don't drink the hype about AI. First, because much of what is being ballyhooed as "AI" is nothing more than computer-based automation. AI did not introduce computer-based automation, it more simply added the language processing features to what has been around for a long time. Even the learning aspects have existed for a long time, at least to some degree.
But more to the point, as often happens with too familiar and too repeated hype, the opposite is true.
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How AI Is Making Everyone Busier (For Better Or Worse)
Forbes Technology Council
Jan 22, 2026
Artificial intelligence is speeding up everything from writing and coding to forecasting and analysis, slashing the time it takes to get work done. But instead of freeing up hours on professionals’ calendars, those gains often lead to new tasks and higher expectations. Predicting AI’s impact on business, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said, “In the near term, I would say that there’s every evidence that we will be more productive and yet still be busier.”
As AI automates daily busywork, it not only frees up time for higher-level tasks, but also unlocks new layers of responsibility. Below, members of Forbes Technology Council discuss one real-world way AI is actually making professionals busier, even as it helps them work smarter. .....
Same old story, right? Reducing drudgery only allows for expectations (productivity) to increase.
Funny thing is, computers did not obsolete mathematicians either.
But more to the point, as often happens with too familiar and too repeated hype, the opposite is true.
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbeste...-or-worse/
How AI Is Making Everyone Busier (For Better Or Worse)
Forbes Technology Council
Jan 22, 2026
Artificial intelligence is speeding up everything from writing and coding to forecasting and analysis, slashing the time it takes to get work done. But instead of freeing up hours on professionals’ calendars, those gains often lead to new tasks and higher expectations. Predicting AI’s impact on business, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said, “In the near term, I would say that there’s every evidence that we will be more productive and yet still be busier.”
As AI automates daily busywork, it not only frees up time for higher-level tasks, but also unlocks new layers of responsibility. Below, members of Forbes Technology Council discuss one real-world way AI is actually making professionals busier, even as it helps them work smarter. .....
Same old story, right? Reducing drudgery only allows for expectations (productivity) to increase.
Funny thing is, computers did not obsolete mathematicians either.