Workers are becoming aware of AI’s strategic usefulness. More than half (55%) of executives anticipate that their organizations will utilize AI to define goals, and 61% are certain that AI will enable their organizations to accomplish their goals more successfully than with current practices. extra than half (51%) of CEOs are willing to pay extra for office tools if they use AI, underscoring their belief in the strategic importance of AI.
The applications of AI in the workplace are numerous and developing quickly. Currently, 30% of employees use AI for data analysis and 25% for administrative duties. Even creative work can benefit from AI; 45% of Americans say they are eager to use AI for brainstorming, compared to 32% of Britons.
Even more so in the U.S., where 38% of employees are open to the idea, compared to 28% in the U.K., people are even open to AI evaluating their performance at work. A significant 15% of American workers — almost twice as many as in the U.K. — would consider having AI as their employer.
More AI instruction and training is necessary:
Clearer guidelines, increased training, and accessible AI technologies that supplement rather than replace human labor are all necessary for workers to fully embrace the potential of AI. In this area, the U.S. is far ahead of the U.K., where only 13% of businesses offer training, as opposed to 23% in the U.S.
There is a pressing need to close these disparities. Nearly half (48%) of workers desire more training on using AI from their companies, and 39% think that a company’s absence of AI training influences their decision to work there. When deciding whether to join a new company, 59% of employees say that the organization’s transparency on its usage of AI is important.