Weak productivity bites businesses, but AI is helping close the gap
Hamilton Jones, product manager at Intuit, says artificial intelligence can make a real difference for small and medium Australian businesses. AI agents can take on the routine and preparatory work that so often slows teams down. They provide recommendations, surface insights, and get work done within their areas of expertise — but nothing happens without permission. It’s about front-loading tasks so people can focus on the bigger picture.
For Econnex, productivity isn’t about replacing people, but redeploying them. “We’ve been able to trial and test where AI and humans each add the most value,” Jain says. “That’s allowed us to reduce our developer team by 20 per cent while transitioni... [3634 chars]
Published by: Australian Financial Review
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