Fears over AI job losses abound. New data tells a different story. [View all]
Most businesses aren’t using generative AI tools — and those that are haven't cut staff as a result.
That’s the latest from a new LendingTree analysis that found that about 20% of businesses surveyed have used AI in the past two weeks, while about 23% expect to use it in the next six months. Businesses with more than 25 workers are far more likely to use AI, at about 37%.
But despite big headlines predicting a variety of job apocalypses — whether it's the destruction of entry-level jobs or the elimination of entire categories of work — 96% of businesses that used AI said they had no employment changes as a result.
About 43% say they use AI tools to supplement employee tasks, as opposed to 10% who say they use them to replace tasks done by employees. Most of the businesses not using AI say it doesn’t apply to their business.
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