Can AI help employees strike a better work-life balance?

While some firms are concerned about using Al with lack of regulation, studies show it saves workers a lot of time

- Geetika Sachdev

The increasing reliance of companies on generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT is the cause of sleepless nights for several employees, as revealed by PwC's annual global workforce survey in June 2023.

Almost a third of the respondents in the survey admitted to being apprehensive about being replaced by robots in the workplace in the next three years.

While these concerns are valid, there's also a silver lining. AI offers a tremendous opportunity for employees to improve their efficiency and reduce their time spent on mundane tasks, which would allow them to build a life outside work.

Interestingly, many workers in the UK have credited AI for a boost in job satisfaction and productivity, according to recent research by Accenture, which surveyed 2,002 workers in the UK between August and September 2023.

These employees also vocalized the need to prioritize their work-life balance, with 27% of respondents wanting more time to focus on activities outside work.

Another UK-based study commissioned in 2023 by Visier, a cloud-based analytics platform, found that employees who have already incorporated AI in the workplace are saving 1.55 hours a day.

In India, almost 75% of professionals have embraced AI tools for writing and editing, image and video creation and writing code and have saved about 4.9 hours per week, according to Slack, which surveyed 2,039 desk workers from India.