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Knowledge workers are leaning on generative AI as their workloads mount


A recent Thomson Reuters report found that the average knowledge worker expects AI to save them four hours per week.

This results in employees’ use of assistive tools like Gemini, Claude, Co-Pilot or ChatGPT to do research, flesh out a document outline, summarize a meeting report or even compose emails. A recent Thomson Reuters report found that the average knowledge worker expects AI to save them four hours per week — which, the data says, is the equivalent of adding an extra colleague for every 10 employees. If you’re finding that your own workplace isn’t moving quickly enough on generative AI adoption, then it could be time to look for a role at a company which has a clear policy and guidelines — as well as the budget for the right tools for the job.

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