Reaction
A possible gap in studies of AI agents’ productivity effects
An AI productivity researcher cites the technology’s newness and study-design challenges, and suspects large effects may be missed.
TLDR
A researcher who used randomized controlled trials to study AI chatbots’ productivity impacts says comparable studies have been lacking since what they call “true agents” emerged in fall 2025. They partly attribute the gap to the technology’s newness and challenges in designing studies, and suspect researchers may be missing large effects.
Combined views
20.3K
2 Sources, first seen ago
