More than half of managers struggle to evaluate AI-assisted work
TechCrunch: AI promises productivity, but for managers, it’s mostly a headache for now
More than 50% of managers say they're finding it harder to evaluate employees' work after adopting AI, according to a new survey.
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Companies are deploying AI tools to boost employee productivity, but managers are struggling with unexpected challenges in evaluating and overseeing this new technology. More than half of senior leaders report difficulty assessing employees' work because polished AI-generated output makes it hard to determine how much came from employees versus AI, and nearly half of managers now spend more time reviewing work than before. The problem reflects a broader governance challenge: AI is developing faster than organizations can adapt their processes, leaving managers scrambling to manage proliferating software tools, uncertain how to fairly evaluate performance when AI is involved in the work, and worried about maintaining control over increasingly autonomous AI agents.
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