Employees are wasting thousands of hours a month on admin - so is AI the answer?

A new report reveals US and UK organizations waste $954 billion annually on avoidable administrative tasks, equating to 5.6 hours per week per employee. The biggest time drain is email, with workers receiving 29 emails requiring daily responses. Despite this, only 41% of employees use AI regularly, with two-thirds doubting existing tools' effectiveness. The report frames AI as "core productivity infrastructure" needed to return hours to meaningful work.