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Independent researchJuly 2023

Jakob Nielsen, AI improves employee productivity by 66%

Nielsen Norman Group

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Publisher
Nielsen Norman Group
Title
Jakob Nielsen, AI improves employee productivity by 66%
Date
July 2023
Provenance
Independent research
Method
Secondary analysis of three controlled studies, including the NBER dataset above.
What it does not show
Re-analysis rather than new data. The headline 66% figure aggregates across unrelated task types and should not be read as a service benchmark.
Full reference
Nielsen Norman Group. Jakob Nielsen, AI improves employee productivity by 66%. July 2023. https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ai-tools-productivity-gains/

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    Agents using the tool handled 13.8% more inquiries per hour (p<0.01); the lowest-performing quintile improved throughput by 35%.

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