- Business leaders admit to secretly using tools like ChatGPT to get work done
- Staff sent to AI bootcamp amid warnings that 8 million jobs are at risk
- A survey of 600 CEOs around the world reveals that nearly half believe they are also at risk.
Even your boss is worried that AI will take their job.
Hundreds of CEOs worry that technology will one day take over their roles.
Many people have already admitted to secretly using tools like ChatGPT to carry out their day-to-day responsibilities, misidentifying the work as their own.
The findings come just weeks after a leading think tank warned that AI could eliminate more than 8 million jobs in the UK.
As a result, company bosses are rushing “novice” staff to AI bootcamps to get them up to speed, according to a report from AND Digital.
A survey of 600 business leaders found that three-quarters are retraining employees to adapt to technology rather than replacing them.
AI experts predict that there is a 50-50 chance that machines will take over all jobs within a century.
But the “jobs apocalypse” is expected to automate administrative and entry-level roles first, but as AI becomes increasingly sophisticated, it will affect higher-paid people.
Almost half (43%) of bosses surveyed admitted that they too are worried about losing their jobs to AI.
Meanwhile, 45% said they already covertly use AI tools for various tasks and pass it off as their own work.
This is despite one in three staff banning the use of chatbots within their organization.
AND Digital's report, conducted by Census Wide independently, found that 44% of global CEOs believe their staff is not ready for AI.
“CEOs can't afford to be complacent when it comes to AI,” said Stephen Patterson, the company's head of technology and human resources.
“We also cannot allow a culture of fear and mistrust surrounding new technology to take hold, which is why reskilling employees and teams across all departments to the highest standards must be an absolute priority.” there is.”
“It is critical for business leaders to establish a well-designed framework around AI to maximize value, reduce risk, and provide people with the guidance and resources to innovate safely.
“If we fail to do so, we will fall behind the competition and our peers who have the AI skills to lead this new wave of innovation.”
Other business leaders also acknowledge the need to upskill employees as “AI continues to disrupt traditional work models.”
Rivero Raspa, director of IT consultancy Adesso UK, said: It is here to stay, and forward-thinking companies can now lay the foundations for employees to embrace and deploy it ethically and responsibly to maximize customer impact. Sho. ”
Experts are divided on the impact that AI will have on the global job market, but all agree that it will and is already having an impact.
BT announced plans last year to cut tens of thousands of jobs by 2030, with around 10,000 to be replaced by technology.
Meanwhile, a January survey of more than 2,700 AI researchers found that AI could well be “better and cheaper” than humans in all jobs by 2116. .
This forecast date is nearly 50 years earlier than the same forecast from the previous year, highlighting how quickly things are improving.
A report released last month by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) suggested that young people, low-wage workers and women workers are likely to be affected first.
But the impact will be increasingly felt on high-income earners, with 7.9 million jobs expected to be created in a “worst-case scenario” if the government does not act, it found.