Fable's On-and-Off Availability: A Natural Experiment for Productivity
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-07-04
Jokingly, a user expressed hope that researchers had the foresight to collect "pre-trend" data during Fable's intermittent periods of being online, offline, and then online again. This intermittent availability provides a unique observational window to study the actual impact of AI on workplace productivity, essentially setting up a natural experiment.
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