- AI tools reshaping how we live, from morning assignments to late-evening admin
- Time is not just money anymore – it’s a function of how much technical you can control
- Ai promises more free time but the wealth gap decides who will benefit from it
As AI continues to reshape how we work and live, attracts the promise to regain time growing interest.
New research from Lloyds Bank has claimed that new technologies could help people recover up to 110 minutes of free time a day.
A focus on automation of daily routines, such as duties, shopping and traveling, can help free up time, but the benefits appear to be crooked against high revenue. AI tools, including AI assistants, autonomous drones and driverless vehicles, are framed as part of this shift against a more efficient daily life, but these are not cheap.
The bank, found in the UK, says 86% of adults it is important to have more time and rise to 99% among those earning over £ 100,000.
While 60% of the wider population is open to using new technologies to save time, this is sharply jumping among wealthy individuals, with almost everyone saying they are willing to use such tools.
“We know that life is hectic, with work, family and personal obligations that all fight for attention,” said Adam Rainy, director of mass wealthy at Lloyds.
“But our research shows that people are becoming more comfortable using technology to handle daily tasks.”
According to the study, the most time -consuming responsibility is cleaning, cooking and managing finances.
Almost half (47%) of the respondents identified household duties as their primary time drain, while 31% pointed to the financial administrator.
AI is promoted as the solution via smart home units or personal AI agents. These tools promise to deal with repeated work.
Still, many of the best AI tools come with steep costs or require a level of digital skill that remains out of reach for some.
Bank apps continue to lead among available time -saving tech, where 48% of adults depend on them. However, the gap is expanded when it comes to advanced tools; 49% of high revenue now uses AI assistants, and 92% agree that wealth enables more free time.
It is a compelling idea that can integrate everyone, but also someone who raises the question – who has the means to work smarter?
As with the story of the Mexican fisherman, it is worth asking if we overhake the persecution of a simpler life that some already have, just without a premium subscription.
