Some employees' mental health is suffering as AI transforms workplaces Stress levels at work are persistently high: two in five workers have felt burnout in the past year, which is similar to the levels recorded in 2023 and 2022. This year, employees who feel vulnerable to AI (those who are concerned about the impact of AI and have been negatively affected by it) are significantly more likely to have felt burnout. They are also more likely to have had their physical health suffer as a result of working too hard – and to worry about experiencing burnout in the future. 40% I have felt burnout in the last 12 months from working too hard 62% 48% I worry that I will experience burnout in the future 67% 40% My physical health has suffered because of working too hard 63% Global average Workers who feel vulnerable to AI Workers who feel vulnerable to AI say that: • They are concerned by one or more of the following: the impact of AI, their longer-term job security and their short-term job security • AI has made them lose a job or has forced them to consider a profession change Q31: To what extent would you agree or disagree with these statements about wellbeing at work? 45