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A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Part of the pitch for artificial intelligence in the workplace goes like this: It ...
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird. Credit...Illustration by Pablo Delcan and Danielle Del Plato ...
A whole new approach to multitasking on its way to Android — and you can start benefitting from its brilliance this minute. It isn’t often that we see an interface addition so significant — so ...
It’s looking more and more like using AI to churn out work can take a considerable toll on your mental health, despite the tech’s promises of easing workloads. The latest research to illustrate this ...
A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
Our capacity to juggle several tasks at once is among the most important capabilities of the human cognitive system. Just consider a typical day in the life of a modern human: you glance at your phone ...
Multitasking usually lowers productivity because most people are “task switching,” which creates a mental “switch cost” that slows processing and reduces accuracy. Switching between tasks strains ...
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