AI is making work harder... but here’s why that’s a good thing...

AI is supposed to make work easier...

But in reality, it is actually making things harder...

Companies implementing AI expecting efficiency gains, automation, and cost savings.

The assumption is that AI takes over tasks, so people can do less.

But here’s what’s actually happening: AI is creating more work, not less.

It feels something like this...

More AI → More Complexity → More People Needed

Take cybersecurity. A major organisation I worked with rolled out an AI-powered threat detection system, expecting fewer manual investigations and a leaner security team.

It should have reduced workload. Instead:

• AI flagged 7x more security threats than their previous system
• Many of these threats were complex and required human expertise to analyse
• The company had to double their cybersecurity team just to keep up

AI was too good - it detected risks faster than the organisation could handle.

So, AI is not Replacing Jobs - it is just Changing Who Does What Work

This isn’t just happening in cybersecurity.

Across industries, AI is creating new demands:

• AI-powered marketing automation generates more leads → more salespeople needed to close deals
• AI in customer service handles basic queries → more complex issues escalated to human agents
• AI-driven supply chain analytics optimises logistics → More specialists required to interpret and adjust real-world operations

Companies that recognise this don’t just automate - they redesign work to handle the new challenges AI creates.

The AI Strategy Leaders Should Be Using

Instead of asking, “How can AI reduce people?”, smart leaders ask:

? Where will AI increase complexity instead of reducing it?

? How will AI-driven efficiency lead to higher demand?

? What new skills will we need as AI reshapes work?

Companies that get this right don’t just save costs with AI - they scale their capabilities in ways their competitors don’t even see coming.

So, Where Do You Stand?

AI isn’t just making work disappear - it is shifting who does what work. If you’re not planning for the new work AI will create, you’re already behind.

If you’re thinking about AI’s impact beyond just efficiency gains, then act now!

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Best,

Edosa