Microsoft published its Work Trend Index Annual Report on Wednesday, which revealed that more employees would use AI to lighten their workloads than they are afraid of being replaced by AI.
To obtain the data points for the annual report, Microsoft surveyed 31,000 full-time employed or self-employed workers in 31 countries and analyzed trillions of Microsoft 365 productivity signals, as well as labor trends from the LinkedIn Economic Graph.
Amid concerns about job loss to AI, the survey revealed an unexpected finding: Despite 49% of people worried about their job security, 70% of employees would delegate as much work as possible to AI to prevent burnoutâa move that Microsoft calls an âAI-employee allianceâ.Â
Most employees said they would be comfortable using AI for almost every aspect of their work, ranging from administrative tasks to analytical and creative work. The report also said that people believe that AI can enhance creativity when it comes to formulating ideas for work to editing their work.Â
âItâs fascinating that people are more excited about AI rescuing them from burnout than they are worried about it eliminating their jobs,â
author and organizational psychology professor Adam Grant said in a statement.
As one of the major players in big techâs AI race, it comes as no surprise that Microsoft would release a survey that presents an optimistic view of AI. According to the report, business leaders are twice as likely to choose âincreasing employee productivityâ than âreducing headcountâ when asked what they value most about AI in the workplace.
via Microsft Work Trend Index
Leaders who participated in the survey said that they hoped AI could help employees with necessary but repetitive tasks, increase employee wellbeing, eliminate employee time spent on low-value activities, enhance employeesâ capabilities, and accelerate employeesâ pace of work.
Itâs not clear how many leaders were surveyed, but 82% said that employees would have to build AI aptitude and acquire new skills to prepare for the paradigm shift to AI as a copilot. These skills include the ability to write great prompts, evaluate creative work, and check for bias. As of March 2023, job postings on LinkedIn mentioning GPT were up 79% year-over-year, per the report.Â
âWeâre in the next phase of change with the introduction of generative AI, and itâs already starting to reshape the labor market,â said Karin Kimbrough, chief economist at LinkedIn. âWhile itâs still early days, this shift will expand opportunities, create new roles, and augment productivity.â
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