Half employees hide the use of artificial intelligence from their manager

A new study shows that most employees who use artificial intelligence are hiding this from the boss and other colleagues.

According to Business Insider, the study conducted by KPMG in collaboration with the University of Melbourne has studied 1,800 people in nine countries between November 1 and January 1. The report showed that more than half of the employees who participated in the study, about 5 %, confessed to hiding the use of artificial intelligence at work and presenting the content of artificial intelligence instead of their own work.

Artificial intelligence has become one of the essential tools of employees

According to KPMG, the report, entitled “Trust, Attitudes and Using AI: Global Study”, is one of the most comprehensive studies on current attitudes to artificial intelligence in the workplace. The report shows how rooted this technology is in the modern world.

The report showed that 5 % of people deliberately use artificial intelligence for business purposes, and about one -third do so at least once a week.

Nicole Gilspi, a authors of this article and professor of management and head of the Melbourne University School of Business Confidence, says that employees’ use of artificial intelligence is tied to a high level of “inappropriate, complex and non -transparent” activities. According to Gilespi, the secret use of artificial intelligence in the workplace is due to the pressure to use tools and synchronize with others.

The university professor says that employees feel that if they do not use these new tools, they will be left behind and their jobs are at risk. Gilespi also believes there is a seductive element in the use of artificial intelligence; For example, when employees see the benefits of using artificial intelligence, they are tempted to continue using it, even if they know that they will violate company policies.