How you're using AI at work

The Indicator from Planet Money

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🗓️ 1 August 2025

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AI is a hot topic for both employers and employees in the workforce. That's why we wanted to hear from our listeners about how they are using AI at work. Today on the show, we explore the good, the bad and the ugly of AI in the workplace.

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0:00.0	NPR.
0:02.0	This is the indicator from Planet Money.
0:13.2	I'm Adrienne Ma.
0:14.3	And I'm Darym Woods.
0:15.2	And it's Jobs Friday.
0:18.7	It's that time each month where we check in on the latest jobs numbers and trends that are shaping the jobs market.
0:25.7	So first with the numbers.
0:27.1	The Bureau of Labor Statistics's latest report shows that the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% last month, while the economy added just 73,000 jobs.
0:36.7	That is less than analysts expected, though the biggest
0:39.8	surprise from this report is that the BLS made a big downward revision to its previously reported
0:44.7	job numbers. That's right. The BLS now says the economy added about a quarter million fewer
0:52.9	jobs than they had previously reported.
0:55.4	That downward revision wipes out most of the job gains reported in May and June.
1:00.6	And this relatively soft jobs report suggests the economy is feeling the effects from the Trump
1:05.9	administration's tariffs and immigration policies.
1:09.3	Now, zooming out from today's news, this Jobs Friday were focused on a trend that could also spell fewer jobs in the not too distant future, AI.
1:18.6	We recently asked listeners, how are you using AI in your job?
1:23.1	And after the break, we'll share some of those stories.
1:25.8	Stories which ranged from the good to the bad to the ghoulish.
1:40.1	Let's start with the good, the positive stories of AI at work, because you actually sent us a lot of them.
1:46.3	Yeah, so a lot of listeners said they're using AI for tasks they used to do manually, and it's helping them work more efficiently.
1:53.2	Listen to David Reschatar from Fort Worth, Texas was one of them.
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