Work, Workforce, Workers in The Age of AI, Mastery of Context and Principles For Life
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Work, workforce, workers in the age of AI
Mastery of context
Principles for life
How to Price Early Stage B2B Software
The Definitive Guide to Manage Technical Debt
The Value Proposition Canvas for Product Managers
How first-time founders fail
The CTO: A Start-Up's Hardest Position
Guide to Product Marketing for Startups
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Work, workforce, workers in the age of AI
Here’s a data point from the Accenture’s report that sums up most of the stuff that people think around AI in the workplace:
95% of workers see value in working with gen AI—but their top concern is that they don’t trust organizations to ensure positive outcomes for everyone.
Value and trust. Let’s unpack that through the lens of the report:
A significant portion of working hours will be impacted (either automated or augmented) by generative AI:
And here’s the misaligned perception:
CxO sentiment: Already, 86% of CxOs are using gen AI to some degree in their work and nearly all believe gen AI will be transformative for their company and industry. All CxOs surveyed—100%—anticipate changes to their workforce, e.g., growing or reducing headcount and implementing plans to reskill. Yet only one in three leaders believe they have the technology expertise or feel they can tell a compelling transformation narrative to lead the change that’s needed.
Employee sentiment: 95% of employees we surveyed see value in working with gen AI, and 82% say they already have some understanding of the technology. However, their biggest concern is trusting their organization to ensure positive outcomes for all. Further findings highlight this concern: 60% of employees worry that gen AI may increase stress and burnout, 58% feel insecure about their job and 57% need clarity on what this technology means for their careers.
The aftermath of the misalignment:
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