Enhancing Performance or Hijacking Attention? A Workshop on the Use of AI in Workplace Environments

Ambika Shahu; Philipp Wintersberger; Dinara Talypova; Alice Vitali; Charlotte Kobiella; Tilman Dingler

doi:10.1145/3707640.3729211

Enhancing Performance or Hijacking Attention? A Workshop on the Use of AI in Workplace Environments

Ambika Shahu, Philipp Wintersberger, Dinara Talypova, Alice Vitali, Charlotte Kobiella, Tilman Dingler

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In today’s workplaces, digital distractions and frequent task-switching significantly impact productivity and well-being. With the integration of AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs), we face new challenges in managing attention between human cognition and AI-assisted workflows. This workshop will explore the dual nature of AI tools, examining their potential to enhance productivity and mitigate the risks of "metacognitive laziness" and digital distraction. Through collaborative design activities and discussions, participants will examine strategies for developing attention management that support mindful task-switching between human and AI-driven work. We will focus on designing workplaces that leverage AI capabilities while preserving deep work and cognitive well-being. The workshop aims to generate practical insights for creating sustainable work practices in an AI-augmented workplace.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHIWORK '25 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 4th Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work
Editors	Shadan Sadeghian, Abdallah El Ali, Carine Lallemand, Philipp Wintersberger, Erin Solovey
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-4007-1397-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3707640.3729211
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	4th Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work, CHIWORK 2025 - CWI, Hybrid, Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 23 Jun 2025 → 25 Jun 2025 https://chiwork.org/

Conference

Conference	4th Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work, CHIWORK 2025
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Hybrid, Amsterdam
Period	23/06/25 → 25/06/25
Internet address	https://chiwork.org/

Keywords

Cognitive Overload
Digital Distractions
Multitasking
Productivity Frameworks
Worker Wellbeing

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Shahu, A., Wintersberger, P., Talypova, D., Vitali, A., Kobiella, C., & Dingler, T. (2025). Enhancing Performance or Hijacking Attention? A Workshop on the Use of AI in Workplace Environments. In S. Sadeghian, A. El Ali, C. Lallemand, P. Wintersberger, & E. Solovey (Eds.), CHIWORK '25 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 4th Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work Article 6 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3707640.3729211

Shahu, Ambika ; Wintersberger, Philipp ; Talypova, Dinara et al. / Enhancing Performance or Hijacking Attention? A Workshop on the Use of AI in Workplace Environments. CHIWORK '25 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 4th Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work. editor / Shadan Sadeghian ; Abdallah El Ali ; Carine Lallemand ; Philipp Wintersberger ; Erin Solovey. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2025.

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Enhancing Performance or Hijacking Attention? A Workshop on the Use of AI in Workplace Environments. / Shahu, Ambika; Wintersberger, Philipp; Talypova, Dinara et al.
CHIWORK '25 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 4th Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work. ed. / Shadan Sadeghian; Abdallah El Ali; Carine Lallemand; Philipp Wintersberger; Erin Solovey. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2025. 6.

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Shahu A, Wintersberger P, Talypova D, Vitali A, Kobiella C, Dingler T. Enhancing Performance or Hijacking Attention? A Workshop on the Use of AI in Workplace Environments. In Sadeghian S, El Ali A, Lallemand C, Wintersberger P, Solovey E, editors, CHIWORK '25 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 4th Annual Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2025. 6 doi: 10.1145/3707640.3729211

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