UK Workers Turn to AI Seeking Better Work-Life Balance

UK staff are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to free up more time away from work, research shows.

Almost half of British workers are using generative AI — a technology that became widely accessible less than a year ago — at least once a week. That’s already boosted productivity by outsourcing repetitive, time-consuming tasks to chat bots, according to a survey of 2,002 UK employees in office-based and remote roles conducted by Accenture between Aug. 29-Sept. 1.

Now, the survey suggests, AI efficiency gains are also helping promote work-life balance. Some 30% of employees said they want to spend their freed-up time to increase focus ...