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A study finds AI tools intensify work rather than reduce it

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A study found AI tools intensify work rather than reduce it, pushing employees to work faster and longer, while US AI startups adopted 996 hours just as China cracked down on the practice.

Reporting date: 2026-02-10 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to February 10, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

The January burnout finding now has a mechanism: the time freed is immediately reallocated.

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Productivity rises 20% and staff are finished by Friday

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A study finds AI tools intensify work rather than reduce it
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Reporting date: 2026-02-10
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Claim: A study found AI tools intensify work rather than reduce it, pushing employees to work faster and longer, while US AI startups adopted 996 hours just as China cracked down on the practice.
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