U.S. Workers Are More Worried Than Hopeful About Future AI Use in the Workplace
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U.S. Workers Are More Worried Than Hopeful About Future AI Use in the Workplace
AI in the Workplace Statistics 2024 · AIPRM
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Recent research from Microsoft — covering over 31,000 people across 31 countries — found that 75% of knowledge workers are already using generative AI at work and 78% of them are bringing their own AI to work. On top of that, more than half of the people using generative AI at work are reluctant to admit it.
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- Anxiety of incompetence : my skills are devalued and i have to learn new ones
- Anxiety of irrelevance : people might not relate to, value, or think about me
- Anxiety of uncertainty : I don’t know what the future holds and it feels fickle
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“The data shows a shift in cognitive effort as knowledge workers increasingly move from task execution to oversight when using GenAI,” the researchers wrote. “Surprisingly, while AI can improve efficiency, it may also reduce critical engagement, particularly in routine or lower-stakes tasks in which users simply rely on AI, raising concerns about l... See more
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