Companies are bringing in more AI than ever — but employees are increasingly just working around it

Ricoh found that most business leaders believe their workplace AI investments deliver value, but over half of workers say the tools create friction and extra tasks. Many employees spend time managing poor systems instead of working. As a result, managers face widespread use of unapproved shadow software and fragmented tools across their teams.

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