People and organisationAI RADAR · STUDY · 10 Nov 2026

The key finding

37%

Review and revision of AI work

AI work can require extensive review

The report captures personal assessments, not timed work. It does not establish how much time a business saves overall.

The study

How many need as long for review as for producing the work themselves?

Review and revision of AI work37%

Share of surveyed employees reporting that reviewing and refining AI work takes as much time as producing it themselves.

What the study shows

37 percent report that reviewing and refining AI work takes as long as producing it themselves.
The report captures personal assessments, not timed work. It does not establish how much time a business saves overall.

How solid is this?

Method

2,000 UK employees; additionally 20 diary participants and 13 interviews. Mostly collected in the first half of 2026.

Limitations

No timed work or causality established.
Sampling and weighting insufficiently explained.
PA sells transformation consulting.

What we take from it

For specific tasks, measure total time to an approved result, including review and revision. Compare with the same task without AI.

Our interpretation: Creation time alone cannot establish value.

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Detailed context and sources

The report captures personal assessments, not timed work. It does not establish how much time a business saves overall.

Source