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AI Manager Transforming Work Environment
Hannu Rauma, a senior manager at Student Marketing Agency in Vancouver, Canada, experienced a significant reduction in stress and an improvement in productivity after his company implemented an autonomous AI manager developed by Inspira. The AI manager helps employees, who work flexible hours remotely, by setting schedules, planning workloads, sending reminders, answering work-related questions, and updating work progress in a central portal. Rauma reports that this shift has allowed him to focus more on the company’s growth and has significantly improved his relationships with employees, moving from a “father-child situation” to a more equal footing.
Comparative Study on AI and Human Managers
A study conducted by Inspira in collaboration with Columbia University, Arizona State University, and the University of Wisconsin compared the performance of the AI manager with human counterparts. Participants were divided into three groups: one managed by a human, another by the AI, and a third by both. The AI manager had a 44% success rate in getting employees to pre-plan their workdays and a 42% success rate in motivating on-time logins, closely matching the human manager’s performance. However, when the AI and human managers worked together, they achieved a 72% success rate in pre-planning workdays and a 46% on-time success rate.
Implications for AI in Management
Although the study’s scope was limited, its results suggest interesting implications for the integration of AI tools in management. The combined use of AI and human managers showed the highest success rates, indicating that AI could complement human management to enhance productivity and efficiency. This development could influence how companies consider adopting AI tools in the future to improve workplace dynamics and overall performance.
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