20% of U.S. full-time workers say AI does part of their jobs: survey
NBC News • • business
Key Points:
- A new survey by Epoch AI and Ipsos found that half of American adults used AI in the past week, with 20% of full-time workers reporting that AI has taken over parts of their job.
- While 15% of full-time workers said AI enabled them to perform new tasks, concerns remain as AI replacement of job tasks appears to outpace augmentation, signaling potential labor market restructuring.
- The survey revealed that most AI users engage with AI services a few days per week, primarily for quick tasks like information lookup, writing, and brainstorming, with ChatGPT being the most popular AI tool.
- Approximately half of workers using AI for work rely on personal subscriptions rather than employer-provided access, and 8% of AI users have employed autonomous AI agents capable of independent actions, a rapidly growing technology.
- Experts caution that policymakers need to act quickly to shape AI’s impact on work, as the window to influence labor market transformations may be closing faster than anticipated.
