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6 hours -- weekly time savings hours for average employees using AI tools (2026)
The average employee saves 5.6 hours per week with AI tools according to the SBE Council's 2026 report.
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6 hours
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2026
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SBE Council
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average employees using AI tools: 6 hours weekly time savings hours. Source: SBE Council (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-time-savings-employees-2026
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