Sam Altman said scrolling through his inbox without AI makes him feel productive
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A frontier lab CEO preferring manual email is a reminder that perceived control and cognitive load matter as much as automation potential. When you roll out AI to knowledge workers, design for opt-in and transparency—if people feel managed by the tool, they’ll route around it even if it’s objectively faster.
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