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It's well understood that AI has the ability to impact individual productivity. But most critical work is done in teams. What's AI role within a team? A new HBS paper studies how AI acting as a Teammate impacts knowledge work. The study tracked hundreds of professionals (business & technical) at P&G and analyzed the impact of using AI on individuals and teams measured by time savings and output. (Link to paper in comments) * Big Takeaway: AI often functions as more of a teammate than a tool, democratizing expertise, improving quality of output, and even improving emotional experiences. * Big Productivity Gains:  Individuals and Teams using GPT-4 completed tasks 12-16% faster and produced work 0.37-0.39 standard deviations higher in quality.   * Blurring Expertise Boundaries: AI helped both R&D and Business specialists produce balanced technical and commercial solutions, erasing traditional knowledge silos.    * AI as a Teammate Equivalent: Individuals using AI performed on par with two-person teams without AI, demonstrating the AI as a teammate concept is real. * AI Teammates + Human Teammates Work Best: Teams using AI were significantly more likely to produce top-tier solutions, suggesting that there is extra value in having human teams working on a problem + AI. * Enhanced Emotional Experience: Participants using AI reported significantly more positive emotions (excitement, energy) and fewer negative emotions (anxiety, frustration). The author (Ethan Mollick) provides prescient guidance to companies:  “To successfully use AI, organizations will need to change their analogies. Our findings suggest AI sometimes functions more like a teammate than a tool. While not human, it replicates core benefits of teamwork—improved performance, expertise sharing, and positive emotional experiences.” AI founders would do well to remember AI should be more than a tool and seek to be a teammate.

🧠 Workers using AI performed just as well as full teams while working 16% faster and reporting more excitement, energy, and enthusiasm. This isn’t speculation...it’s what 776 professionals at Procter & Gamble just proved in a study. The latest research reveals something we’re only beginning to grasp: AI isn’t just a tool. It’s a teammate. Here’s what People Analytics leaders need to know: 1️⃣ AI boosts individual performance to team-level outcomes 🔹 Individuals using GenAI improved performance by +0.37 standard deviations, matching the effectiveness of human teams. 🔹 They also worked 16.4% faster, producing longer, more detailed solutions. 📌 Takeaway: One AI-enabled employee can now match the output of a traditional 2-person team. 2️⃣ AI breaks down expertise silos 🔹 Commercial specialists started suggesting technical solutions. 🔹 R&D pros brought forward customer-facing ideas. 🔹 AI leveled the playing field across specialties. 📌 Takeaway: GenAI is becoming the great equalizer in cross-functional collaboration. 3️⃣ AI improves emotional experience at work 🔹 Participants reported more energy, excitement, and enthusiasm. 🔹 They also saw lower frustration and anxiety when AI was in the loop. 📌 Takeaway: AI isn’t just changing how we work—it’s changing how we feel at work. 4️⃣ AI helps surface breakthrough ideas 🔹 AI-enabled teams were 3x more likely to generate top 10% solutions. 🔹 Even less experienced employees delivered ideas on par with veterans. 📌 Takeaway: AI is democratizing creativity and unlocking hidden potential across the org. 💡 Bottom line for People Analytics teams: AI isn’t just enhancing productivity. It’s reshaping how teams form, how they collaborate, and how individuals experience their work. Check the comments for the full research paper and Ethan Mollick’s excellent breakdown. How is your organization measuring the real impact of AI on collaboration, expertise, and experience? #GenAI #AIAdoption #PeopleAnalytics #FutureOfWork #WorkforceTransformation

Harvard and Wharton just discovered a shocking truth: They conducted an experiment at Procter & Gamble where human teams faced off against solo workers with AI tools. Here are 3 game-changing findings that challenge everything we know about AI in the workplace: Finding #1: AI functions as a true teammate, not just a tool. The study of 776 P&G professionals revealed how ONE person with AI performed at the same level as TWO humans working together. Even more striking: AI-assisted teams performed best overall while working faster. AI-equipped workers were also more likely to generate the top 10% of solutions. This isn't just a minor productivity boost—it's a fundamental shift in how work can be done. Finding #2: AI bridges departmental knowledge gaps. When teams used AI tools: • R&D proposed more commercially viable ideas • Commercial teams developed more technically sound solutions AI tools effectively bridged expertise gaps, creating more well-rounded solutions regardless of someone's background. Finding #3: AI improves the emotional experience of work. The researchers expected resistance to AI. Instead, they found the opposite: • Higher excitement and enthusiasm • Lower anxiety and frustration • Better emotional experience than traditional teamwork This challenges everything we thought we knew about human-AI collaboration. AI-equipped teams are producing top-tier solutions more often and completing work 12-16% faster than their counterparts. This isn't a distant future scenario—it's happening now. The question isn't whether AI will change your work environment, but whether your organization will adapt quickly enough. - Thanks for reading! I'm Baptiste Parravicini: • Tech entrepreneur & API visionary • Co-founder of APIdays, the world's leading API conference • Passionate about AI integration & tech for the greater good Want more on becoming the future of tech? Check out the comments ⬇️

AI-powered answers are transforming enterprise productivity by 30% when integrated with business data systems. The future is here. Today we analyzed the SAP - Perplexity partnership announced at SAP Sapphire 2025, and the implications are profound for the entire HR technology ecosystem. We love what Aravind Srinivas is building. What we observed: → Joule (SAP's AI assistant) now delivers visual, structured answers by combining internal business data with Perplexity's real-time external intelligence ↳ HR leaders can instantly forecast talent needs based on market shifts, competitor moves, and internal workforce data → The integration unifies structured (HRIS, ATS) and unstructured data (documents, web) into a single seamless experience ↳ This eliminates the "system-hopping" that currently consumes 40% of an HR professional's productivity → Custom AI agents now automate complex talent workflows across the employee lifecycle ↳ Think: personalized onboarding that adapts in real-time to each new hire's behavior and engagement signals The most striking insight? Organizations implementing this integrated approach are seeing HR teams shift from 70% administrative work to 70% strategic talent advisory. ✨ Navigating the New Work Frontier ✨ As we shape tomorrow's workplace, consider these pivotal moves: → Establish your "HR Knowledge Graph" connecting disparate people data sources before siloes become barriers → Create cross-functional AI governance teams with explicit charters for responsible automation → Develop new HR capability models emphasizing human+AI collaboration skills → Audit existing workflows to identify high-value integration points for intelligent automation The future belongs to HR leaders who can orchestrate this symphony of human expertise and machine intelligence. This is precisely why we're building People Atom to empower visionary HR leaders with the private network and tools needed to navigate this transformation together. Curious how other forward-thinking HR executives are implementing these approaches? Join our waiting list and become part of the conversation shaping the next era of work. Love exploring the frontiers of HR transformation with you, Joe PS: Building PeopleAtom—the private network for HR leaders transforming people and technology. Because the most powerful insights happen when brilliant minds connect.