The AI paradox: endless prompting, re-prompting, fact-checking, formatting and decision paralysis. Sound familiar? You are not alone. Shift Browser’s 2026 AI Consumer Insights Survey of more than 1,400 U.S. adults found that roughly a third of users engage with AI daily, and more than half say it improves their experience. In theory, that should mean a productivity boom.

The benefits that working from home presents to both employees and their employers are undeniable, and explain why this model is still thriving post-pandemic.

It’s such a fun parlor trick. Type a request into ChatGPT, and it spits out content. Some good, some bad. But none of it is relevant or threatening to my work.