AI can help employees work faster, think bigger, and innovate more. But the authors found that that process can result in cognitive overload, leading to personal and business consequences. Their findings suggest that it's not about how much AI an individual uses, but how workers, teams, leaders, and organizations shape its use. While AI can help workers avoid emotional exhaustion when it replaces repetitive tasks and allows time for creative, positive activities, use of AI also entails intense mental oversight. The study suggests that use of AI tools may be causing the mental exhaustion.