Employees are motivated to use AI at work, regardless of company policy or training. But why?

Kara Sherrer, writing for TechRepublic Premium, takes a deep dive into the research to investigate employees’ reasons for using AI at work. The feature also explores the most common ways that employees are currently using AI and some areas of potential growth in the near future. To wrap up, there is analysis of what this data means for business leaders and how they can get ahead of employee AI use.

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  Clearly, employees are highly motivated to use AI in the workplace, regardless of their company’s official stance. That’s because many employees think that developing AI skills is necessary to secure their future jobs and increase their hiring potential. In fact, 76% of users say they need AI skills to remain competitive in the job market, according to a Microsoft survey. The majority (79%) also say AI skills will broaden their job opportunities, and 69% say AI can help get them promoted faster.

  This employee outlook is in keeping with leadership’s attitude towards the importance of AI skills. In fact, two-thirds (66%) of leaders say they wouldn’t hire someone without any AI skills, and 71% of leaders admitted they’d prefer to hire a less experienced candidate with AI skills over a more experienced candidate without them. Early career workers may also gain a particular edge by adding AI skills, since 77% of leaders say junior candidates will be given greater responsibilities with AI.

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