Simon Willison • 2/9/2026

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It

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An article discusses research from Berkeley Haas on AI's impact on tech workers, revealing that while AI acts as a 'partner' enabling parallel task management, it intensifies cognitive load, attention switching, and unsustainable work rhythms, calling for structured 'AI practices' to prevent burnout.

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