Technology Magazine | Connected - The rise of artificial intelligence

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HOW CAN AI

improve employee wellbeing and prevent burnout?

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For this reason, ZDNET discovered that 44% of employees want to contribute to the adoption of AI tools in the

workplace. This offers enhanced productivity and job ith long hours, high stress levels, and

increasing workloads, the risk of burnout has

significantly risen. A report by ZDNET based on

a survey of 6,400 employees from around the world found that almost a third of employees are feeling the strains

of burnout.

satisfaction, contributing factors to improved wellbeing.

Support using AI Traditional employee engagement surveys, send the

same set of questions to each employee. In comparison, AI driven apps and surveys determine which questions

AI is emerging as a powerful tool to address these

to ask users based on whether they respond positively

can be prevented through utilising AI. Businesses can

Negative responses correlate to the likelihood of burnout.

challenges with 60% of workers believing that burnout

or negatively to the initial parts of the survey.

enhance employee wellbeing, promote work-life balance

Moreover, AI learns which approaches are most

and prevent burnout.

effective over time based on future survey responses. Consequently, businesses can support employees

AI streamlined workflow One contributor to employee burnout is an overwhelming workload. AI can streamline and automate routine tasks, enabling employees to focus on more complex and fulfilling responsibilities. 10 | Connected Magazine

that are at risk of burnout.

Additionally, in reports by Forbes, research is underway

at the Alan Turing Institute to see if AI can predict mental

health issues in individuals who have no symptoms using

large datasets. This could help employees make informed choices on the impact of an unbalanced work-life.


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