Why your colleagues have stopped talking
The rise of AI in the workplace is diminishing social interactions among employees. As work becomes less human and more automated, many are experiencing increased feelings of isolation and lower trust in colleagues. However, some companies are exploring ways to use AI to enhance, rather than replace, workplace relationships.
- ▪AI is threatening to reduce social interactions in the workplace.
- ▪Heavy AI users report feelings of isolation and lower trust in colleagues.
- ▪Some companies are experimenting with AI to strengthen workplace relationships.
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Work was never supposed to be your entire social life.But for many people, it's become the last meaningful part of one.Now, AI is threatening to take that away. The office is becoming less social, less human, and less alive. That's because the AI revolution won't just shrink companies' workforces, it will also weaken the relationships between the employees still working inside them, BI's Aki Ito writes.For all the indignities of modern work — the Slack pings, meetings that should've been emails, "just circling back" for the fifth time — offices quietly served another purpose: They brought us together. We found mentors and confidants. Work spouses and — in some cases — actual spouses. We vented after meetings. Learned how to disagree.
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