Illustration of a stressed office worker surrounded by multiple AI-generated task screens and overflowing workload icons, symbolizing intensified productivity and burnout risk.

The recent findings from an eight-month field study conducted by researchers at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, published in the Harvard Business Review, highlight a significant paradox in generative AI adoption in the workplace. While AI tools demonstrably boost individual task efficiency and output, they often lead to an intensification of work rather than relief. Employees at a mid-sized U.S. tech firm voluntarily expanded their responsibilities, worked faster with fewer breaks, and extended hours, resulting in workload creep, increased multitasking, cognitive fatigue, and heightened burnout risk. This “productivity trap” undermines the anticipated benefits of reduced workloads, as faster completion of tasks prompts more tasks to be taken on, often blurring work-life boundaries and potentially degrading long-term decision-making quality.

"A groundbreaking study reveals that generative AI, far from lightening workloads as promised, is intensifying them dramatically—driving faster paces, broader…
Comprehensive directory book cover representing South Asia Research Centres Directory 2026, highlighting research institutions across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and other countries.

The topic refers to the recently released South Asia Research Centres Directory 2026 , a comprehensive new reference publication that compiles detailed profiles of research and development entities across the region. This directory stands out for its breadth, covering independent think tanks, university-based institutes, government laboratories, non-profit organizations, and commercial R&D facilities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

The 2026 edition of the South Asia Research Centres Directory provides unmatched, centralized access to R&D activities in the region,…
Cover of the South & Central American Research Centres Directory 2026 featuring a map of Latin America with research icons overlaid

The South & Central American Research Centres Directory 2026 has emerged as an indispensable reference tool in the landscape of global knowledge exchange and collaboration. This comprehensive publication catalogs a wide array of research entities across South and Central America, offering detailed profiles that facilitate connections among academic, nonprofit, and institutional stakeholders.

"The 2026 edition of the South & Central American Research Centres Directory stands out as a meticulously organized resource, categorizing…