Everyone's saving ~6 hrs/week with AI. Almost nobody's telling their boss. 👀
Because the moment you admit the time savings, you just get handed 6 more hours of work.
@rebhinds of @glean calls the hidden tax "botsitting" — and the data is wild.
Users are excited about the AI-generated song 'Botsitting' made with Suno and Veo because they call it a legitimate banger and thank sponsors like Anthropic.
The cruel irony of AI at work: 41% of Y Combinator startups are automating the exact tasks people would rather keep human. 👀
To look "AI-native," we hand away the parts of the job that gave us meaning.
Everyone's saving ~6 hrs/week with AI. Almost nobody's telling their boss. 👀
Because the moment you admit the time savings, you just get handed 6 more hours of work.
@rebhinds of @glean calls the hidden tax "botsitting" — and the data is wild.
Today's song, "Botsitting", made with @suno, is a legitimate banger imho.
The video is by Veo 🎵
The Work AI Index 2026 (6,000 knowledge workers, US/UK/AU):
📈 87% of digital workers use AI; avg 13 hrs/week saved 🤖 But 6.4 hrs/week go right back into "botsitting" the AI 👀 69% admit shipping AI work they can't defend ⚠️ Only 13% say their ORG performs better
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@AnthropicAI — Claude Code cut these clips, prompted for the episode art, and built this music video
@glean – the Enterprise Context layer that gets AIs the info they desperately need
Here's the report:
The full conversation covers the productivity paradox, the exhaustion multiplier, AI & employee retention, and what leaders should actually do to build a healthy AI culture.
https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai/babysitting-the-machine-glean-s-rebecca-hinds-on-the-hidden-human-labor-of-ai-at-work/
@labenz @suno banger
Everyone's saving ~6 hrs/week with AI. Almost nobody's telling their boss. 👀
Because the moment you admit the time savings, you just get handed 6 more hours of work.
@rebhinds of @glean calls the hidden tax "botsitting" — and the data is wild.