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Back to datasetsKey Variables Time allocation patterns; email time; meeting time; document creation speed; behavior changes AI/Tech Tracking Generative AI tool integrated into existing applications Access Details Microsoft partnership Notes 3 hours less email time per week (25% reduction); faster document completion; no significant meeting time changes
Microsoft 6-Month Cross-Industry
AI and Time Allocation: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
AI-focusedRestricted/RDCWorker-side
Visit Dataset- Specific Type
- Experimental AI usage evidence
- Dataset Type
- True panel/Longitudinal
- Institution
- Microsoft; University of Chicago; Northwestern University; Harvard University
- Institution Type
- Academia; Industry
- Level of Focus
- Individual
- Most Granular Level
- Individual knowledge worker level
- Perspective
- Worker-side
- Time Coverage
- 2024
- Frequency
- Six-month longitudinal experiment
- Sample Size
- 6,000 knowledge workers
- Geographic Detail
- National (US)
- Occupational Classification
- Knowledge workers (various)
- Industrial Classification
- Various industries
- Other Classification
- Coordination requirements; task independence
Key Papers
Dillon et al. (2025)