R0007/2026-03-20/C010
Claim: Brynjolfsson, Li, and Raymond studied 5,172 customer service agents and found that low-skilled workers improved by 34% with AI, while experienced workers saw minimal gains.
BLUF: Confirmed. Brynjolfsson, Li, and Raymond (2023) studied 5,172 customer service agents. They found 14% average productivity improvement, with 34% improvement for novice/low-skilled workers and minimal impact on experienced workers. Published as NBER Working Paper 31161.
Probability: Almost certain (95-99%) | Confidence: High
Summary
Hypotheses
| ID |
Hypothesis |
Status |
| H1 |
Claim is accurate as stated |
Supported |
| H2 |
Study parameters and findings match |
Eliminated |
| H3 |
Claim is materially wrong |
Eliminated |
Searches
| ID |
Target |
Results |
Selected |
| S01 |
Primary search |
10 |
3 |
Sources
| Source |
Description |
Reliability |
Relevance |
| SRC01 |
Generative AI at Work |
High |
High |