Zarah ChoudharyAccording to Tech.co’s 2025 ‘Impact of Technology on the Workplace Report’, 61% of business leaders said that artificial intelligence (AI) has improved their work-life balance.
The report highlighted how AI is transforming the way senior leaders approach their responsibilities by automating routine tasks, thereby creating more time to focus on complex or strategic-level work.
This increased efficiency not only frees up valuable time but also has the potential to boost productivity and generate a higher return on investment.
The findings also revealed that businesses using AI were significantly more open to flexible working arrangements.
A notable 93% of AI-using businesses expressed openness to adopting a four-day work week, in contrast to just 44% of businesses that do not use AI.
Last year’s report showed that 72% of business leaders who extensively used AI reported high organisational productivity.
The survey, which included responses from 1,036 business leaders, identified the most common ways AI is being integrated into the workplace.
Writing tasks, such as emails, reports, and presentations, emerged as the most popular use, with 43% of leaders incorporating AI for these purposes.
This marked a 17% increase in adoption for writing tasks compared to the previous year.
Data analysis was the second most common application, used by 37% of respondents, followed by customer support and chatbots at 33%, and design tasks, such as creating images and graphics, at 25%.
Among AI tools, ChatGPT was the most widely used, with 73% of AI-using business leaders relying on it for work tasks in 2024.
Microsoft also made notable gains in the AI space, with a 39% increase in adoption among senior leaders compared to the previous year.
This growth could be attributed to the integration of AI capabilities into Microsoft’s suite of office products.
In contrast, Google’s Gemini chatbot experienced a decline in market share, losing 13% among US business leaders despite undergoing a recent rebrand.
Jack Turner, editor of Tech.co, said: “For all the fears of AI replacing jobs, Tech.co’s latest research has found that the technology is actually helping many of us with time consuming tasks such as writing and data analysis.
“This is easing the pressure on workers, and increasing productivity.
“Just as the introduction of the assembly line allowed Henry Ford to revolutionize mass production methods and introduce a 5-day week for employees, AI could well prove the next logical step, and pave the way for the 4-day week.
“We already know that companies which use AI are more likely to consider shortening the work week than those who don’t.”
