Research Shows Despite AI Investments, Employees Aren’t Ready to Embrace the Change

A new study conducted by The Upwork Research Institute finds that many employees are not prepared for adoption of AI in their workplaces despite their companies pouring billions of dollars into AI. The survey found that 56% of the respondents said that only 20% of their employees know how to build AI. This means that the rest of the 80% of employees have no idea how to work around AI tools. 57% of the business leaders also said that only a quarter of their employees can use AI without anyone's help.

The managing director and head of The Upwork Research Institute says that they did this research to see how companies are embracing this new innovative world. There is a great risk if companies are investing millions in the name of AI but their employees are not too enthusiastic about it. Many companies are not addressing the issue but some big companies are trying to take a proactive approach to this issue.

63% of the companies are making upskilling an important part of their strategies while 40% are prioritizing the integration and convergence of new technologies. As compared to that, 23% of the companies are applying technologies in a very isolated way.

Right now, companies are prioritizing hiring people with the knowledge of the latest technology and skills so the workers can work well in an AI-centric environment. The aim of this study was to find out what strategies companies are applying to encourage AI adoption. It was also like a guide for companies about using tools and strategies they need to survive in this AI era.

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by Arooj Ahmed via Digital Information World