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Productivity34%The least experienced workers using an AI assistant gained 34% in productivity, against 14% on average.Source · Brynjolfsson, Li and Raymond, Generative AI at Work, NBER 2023, QJE 2025

The least experienced workers using an AI assistant gained 34% in productivity, against 14% on average.

Source · Brynjolfsson, Li and Raymond, Generative AI at Work, NBER 2023, QJE 2025 · Read the original

The least experienced workers using an AI assistant gained 34% in productivity, against 14% on average. (Brynjolfsson, Li and Raymond, Generative AI at Work, NBER 2023, QJE 2025, https://www.nber.org/papers/w31161)

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Yes. The least experienced workers using an AI assistant gained 34% in productivity, against 14% on average (Brynjolfsson, Li and Raymond, NBER).