Those using personal computers with built-in AI services are less productive than those using traditional PCs, according to a study conducted by Intel

Whomp-whomp: AI PCs make users less productive

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2024-11-23 22:00:04

Those using personal computers with built-in AI services are less productive than those using traditional PCs, according to a study conducted by Intel.

The chipmaker, which is quite keen to see people buy the AI PCs sold by its hardware partners, came to this conclusion following a commissioned survey [PDF] of 6,000 people in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.

Some of these mundane tasks – a set of activities that conveniently falls within the alleged ambit of chatbots, such as writing emails, transcribing meetings, managing files, and so on – can be delegated to generative AI, Chipzilla argues, thereby saving perhaps four of those 15 squandered hours per week.

Intel cites a website that references an unspecified Anthropic study as the source of the four-hour per week savings figure for AI. There is academic research, however, that supports claims about AI assistance and productivity for certain tasks.

Quantitative details aside, achieving the purported time savings looks like it will take further work. The study "highlighted that current AI PC owners spend longer on tasks than their counterparts using traditional PCs," according to Intel.

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