- Tech workers say AI often collapses tasks that used to take hours or days — drafting docs, summarizing meetings, building reports, and even coding — down to minutes.
- Many also report the time saved just gets redeployed to new projects or to building/validating automation, so their workday doesn’t always get shorter.
- People like the faster reviews and drafts, but note trade-offs — less human oversight and upfront validation work mean speed can come with new risks and extra effort.
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