AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It

Harvard Business Review LogoAI and machine learningAI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It by Aruna Ranganathan and Xingqi Maggie YeFebruary 9, 2026Illustration by Eynon JonesPostPostShareSaveBuy CopiesPrintSummary.   Leer en españolLer em portuguêsPostPostShareSaveBuy CopiesPrintRight now, many companies are worried about how to get more employees to use AI. After all, the promise of AI reducing the burden of some work—drafting routine documents, summarizing information, and debugging code—and allowing workers more time for high-value tasks is tantalizing.PostPostShareSaveBuy CopiesPrintRead more on AI and machine learning or related topics Generative AI, Technology and analytics, Automation and Burnout