Fact · Dictation for work and study
-0.44points on a five-point scale (work exhaustion and disengagement)
In the Wisconsin randomized trial, ambient AI use reduced work exhaustion and interpersonal disengagement by 0.44 points on a five-point scale.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Ambient AI use had a significant reduction in work exhaustion/interpersonal disengagement (-0.44 points; 95% confidence interval”
A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Ambient Artificial Intelligence to Improve Health Practitioner Well-Being, Afshar M et al., NEJM AI, 2025, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1056/aioa2500945)- What it measures
- The scale is the Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index, one of the co-primary outcomes of the trial.
- What it does not show
- A reduction in a self-reported survey score, not a diagnosis of burnout. The abstract reports a nonsignificant change in professional fulfillment with a P value of .04, so read the full paper before quoting that outcome.