AI can immediately boost worker productivity—but it comes at the cost of motivation and makes employees bored with their jobs

As more workers incorporate AI into their day-to-day lives, a surprising dichotomy is taking shape: employee efficiency may be increasing, but it could come at the cost of motivation.  

Once workers use generative AI to complete a task, their desire to do a task without AI takes a major hit, according to a recent study published in Scientific Reports. Employees reported an 11% decline in intrinsic motivation, and 20% increase in boredom. 

The researchers conducted four different experiments...