Ethan Mollick Wonders Whether AI Voice Interfaces Could Make Open Offices Worse

What happened

Maybe, finally, voice interfaces in AI apps will kill the monstrosity that is the open office. Or just make them a lot worse as you. (Thread of research on the problems of open offices below) https://twitter.com/emollick/status/2037250466883477533

The story so far

Ethan Mollick suggested that voice interfaces in AI apps could either bring an end to open offices or make them worse, framing both outcomes as possibilities. In his X post, he called the open office a “monstrosity” and pointed readers to a research thread about its problems.

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