What CIOs Can Do When AI Boosts Performance But Kills Motivation
CIO, Friday, August 15th, 2025
As AI reshapes the workplace, leaders must go beyond efficiency by designing workflows, culture, and training to keep employees engaged and motivated.
In the past few years, many in the tech field have outsourced part of their thinking to AI. Tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and others have become commonplace, helping humans debug code, draft reports, or brainstorm ideas. Productivity is soaring. But something else is happening at the same time. Many techies invest less in the learning process, think less critically, and feel disconnected from their work. AI may be boosting performance, but it's often draining motivation.