[US] Younger employees hide AI usage to protect job security

New research has shown that fear of losing work to AI is making America’s younger employees reluctant to admit they use the technology at all, HRD reports.

Cox Business surveyed more than 1,000 Gen Z and Millennial employees in the US to reveal how they utilise workplace tech tools.

It reportedly found that more than 60 per cent feel positive about AI's increasing role. The most common uses of AI agents at work were summarising long documents or meeting notes, brainstorming ideas, analysing data or creating charts, and coding or debugging.

However, despite this widespread use, about 50 per cent of respondents said they were nervous to admit how much of their work is accomplished by AI.

The report found that this was because 47 per cent of respondents worry AI could replace their jobs.

Their concerns mirror a widespread fear among workers about losing their jobs to AI after previous predictions that the technology will impact entry-level work and put millions of jobs at risk.

Of the younger workers surveyed, 40 per cent of Gen Zs and 38 per cent of Millennials believe that AI will replace certain job roles but create new opportunities in the next two to three years, the Cox report said.

Jeff Breaux - executive vice president and chief commercial officer for Cox Communications - reportedly said the survey’s results show how organisations can better align with the expectations of younger employees around tech.

In a statement, Mr Breaux said, "This presents a tremendous opportunity for companies and their IT teams to enhance their strategies around tech investment, rollouts, training, and policies, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of a workforce that is rapidly becoming the majority."

Source: HRD

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New research has shown that fear of losing work to AI is making America’s younger employees reluctant to admit they use the technology at all, HRD reports.

Cox Business surveyed more than 1,000 Gen Z and Millennial employees in the US to reveal how they utilise workplace tech tools.

It reportedly found that more than 60 per cent feel positive about AI's increasing role. The most common uses of AI agents at work were summarising long documents or meeting notes, brainstorming ideas, analysing data or creating charts, and coding or debugging.

However, despite this widespread use, about 50 per cent of respondents said they were nervous to admit how much of their work is accomplished by AI.

The report found that this was because 47 per cent of respondents worry AI could replace their jobs.

Their concerns mirror a widespread fear among workers about losing their jobs to AI after previous predictions that the technology will impact entry-level work and put millions of jobs at risk.

Of the younger workers surveyed, 40 per cent of Gen Zs and 38 per cent of Millennials believe that AI will replace certain job roles but create new opportunities in the next two to three years, the Cox report said.

Jeff Breaux - executive vice president and chief commercial officer for Cox Communications - reportedly said the survey’s results show how organisations can better align with the expectations of younger employees around tech.

In a statement, Mr Breaux said, "This presents a tremendous opportunity for companies and their IT teams to enhance their strategies around tech investment, rollouts, training, and policies, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of a workforce that is rapidly becoming the majority."

Source: HRD

(Link and quote via original reporting)