Managers meet AI: How leadership can embrace new tech and earn employee buy-in

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Artificial intelligence has officially found a home in the workplace. But as fears of an AI takeover grow, it’s on managers to find the most balanced way to use the tech to support workers rather than replace them. 

Fifty-six percent of office workers report using artificial intelligence as part of their regular job duties, according to BusinessDIT, a business and digital marketing resource hub. Eighty-one percent said AI has improved their job performance and 89% say it could support them in up to half of their everyday work activities. Managers largely agree. Ninety-three percent plan to encourage their employees to test and use AI tools if the tools will help them perform better at work, according to software company Beautiful.ai. But there are still lessons to learn for both parties.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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