Employees are grasping the reality of workplace AI Workers appear to have underestimated the real-world impact of AI. Twenty-three percent of people say that AI has made their skills less relevant – about double the proportion who expected this in 2023. And last year, only 8% of people feared that AI would make them lose their job; this year, 13% say it has. To avoid workers becoming fearful of AI, employers must be clear about its opportunities and transparent about the impact – both good and bad – that it could have on jobs. 2023 “AI will make my skills less “AI will force me to consider “AI will make sentiment relevant to the job market” a change of profession” me lose my job” % % % 12 11 8 2024 “AI has made my “AI has forced me to consider “AI has made reality skills less relevant” a change of profession” me lose my job” % % % 23 21 13 2023 CoreQ27 What impact will the following 'megatrends’ (AI) have on your job? | 2024 Q12: Do you agree or disagree with these statements about the impact of AI at work? 13