C suites think GenAI is saving loads of time vs the actual workers, who don’t.

@vikki @GossiTheDog

This is a great point. It is only asking about time saved, when it should ask how much time is wasted as well.

@GossiTheDog maybe it makes ceo things more efficient?

@GossiTheDog this makes sense: the C-suite people don't have time to read all the thoughtful documents generated by workers and middle-management, and AI summaries same them the trouble.

we'll refrain from getting into whatever blindness prevents them from seeing that important divergence in how work-time is spent within their company.

@GossiTheDog As usual, the truth is somewhere between the two extremes.

*When* I've used AI, it has saved me considerable time. But I have used it *rarely* - only in those cases, when I *knew* that it would save me time. If I had to worth with AI every day, all the time, it would probably waste more time than it would save - because I'd have to constantly check its mistakes.

The point I am trying to make is that AI *is* useful but it has *niche* application. It's a tool, not a cure-all. People should be *taught* when using it is beneficial - which is by far not all the time. And it definitely shouldn't be stuffed into every app and web site.

@GossiTheDog if a C-suite is running multiple company like elon musk with tesla, spaceX and Xai, saving more than 12h a week means they could be entirely replaced by bullshit machine

@GossiTheDog Wow this goes to show how disconnected the C suites are from reality and how they are getting manipulated to believe in the lie of AI will solve everything.

@GossiTheDog @Urban_Hermit "CEOs find out they don't actually work"

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I don't suppose anybody has a gift article for this?

@GossiTheDog excellent, we finally have a reason to replace C suite with GenAI

@GossiTheDog we had a similar questionaire in our company (initiated by C-suites) and there was no option to select "no time saved or time lost"... the choices were just less than 4h, 4-12h, 12-16h and more than 16h. they were not asking how much time we actually save. it was a trick question. kind of like "how much do you love big brother?"

@sauc3 @GossiTheDog won’t go down well with the people selling stuff and upping prices because of the AI….

It certainly wastes my time with people sending me absolute nonsense blatantly generated by AI.

@GossiTheDog that's because the C-suite talks mansplaining bullshit, unlike the rest of us.

@dee @GossiTheDog I like this take

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When this all finally crashes and burns it's gonna look like Kepler on Earth.

@vikki @GossiTheDog

Maybe I'm an optimist, but I refuse to believe that "AI" is inevitable. I think the more people that resist, and point out the problems, the more likely it will go away.

I don't disagree with you that the powers that be are pushing "AI" and aren't going to give a fair shot to both sides of the discussion. But I'm not willing to just give up and accept that it's inevitable.

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I don’t have the link handy, but I believe some research paper is found that workers who think AI is saving them times say they think AI save them 20% of their time.

The research shows that it’s wasted 20%.

@GossiTheDog C-suite execs were already bullshit generators. Of course a bullshit-generator machine would save them time.

@GossiTheDog i imagine c-suite, who write and receive lots of boring emails that don't get read are saving a lot of time as much of what they do is non-essential to business.

Workers, however, who produce all the value of a company are not experiencing the same thing.

@GossiTheDog What this actually shows, is that it’s the managers who are replaceable by chatbot, just saying!

@GossiTheDog love to see an option of lost time.

I have seen people use AI and then another person has to redo the work because the AI was wrong.

Total time save was negative 30 minutes.