Most Americans Think AI Will Make Work ‘Worse’
The vast majority of American workers are currently super worried about how the artificial intelligence boom will impact their jobs, according to new poll.
The vast majority of American workers are currently super worried about how the artificial intelligence boom will impact their jobs, according to a new poll.
An Ipsos pollreleased Monday morning found that most American employees, 67%, believe AI will worsen the nation’s “worker experience” by “eliminating jobs and putting greater pressure on workers to increase productivity.” Meanwhile, 30% of respondents think AI will improve workers’ overall experience by “freeing up time from repetitive tasks” and helping employees to “complete more challenging tasks,” while 3% skipped that survey question, the poll shows.
Some Americans think the nation’s top bosses will benefit the most from AI adoption in the workplace. Sixteen-percent of respondents said “only” business owners or executives, and 35% said “mostly” business owners or executives, compared to 27% who said business owners or executives and workers will benefit equally from the Technology.
Few respondents thought AI Technology will do much to help those in the U.S. workforce. Just 5% of Americans think that “mostly” U.S. workers will benefit from AI, and 1% said “only” workers will benefit the most from the