A huge amount of employees are being encouraged to use AI at work - but most still don’t know why

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  • 85% of employees are being encouraged to use AI in the workplace
  • Incredibly, 42% don’t know why AI is being used in the first place, raising questions about company strategies with the technology
  • Some 112,000 people responded to the survey globally

“Why are we using AI?” That seems to be the view of almost half (48%) of employees, according to new research that looks at AI adoption in business. While a majority (85%) of workers are being encouraged to rely on AI for tasks, many don’t know why.

While employees certainly seem to feel the benefits of AI, citing benefits of increased productivity and motivation, the big question appears to surround their managers. The survey, by Culture Amp, points at a disconnect between corporate strategy around AI and how managers are (or are not) communicating this to their teams.

The survey also emphasizes that it is still early days in...

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