That’s a nice AI policy you have …
But are your employees following it appropriately? According to a new global survey from the Melbourne Business School, 47% of employees admit they have used AI tools in ways that could be considered inappropriate and 63% say they’ve observed their coworkers using AI inappropriately. About 70% report relying on free, public AI tools as opposed to solutions provided by their employer.
Let’s unpack this more. In the survey:
Most employees surveyed reported perceived performance benefits from adopting generative AI in the workplace.
These included improvements in:
55.4%
Respondents reporting they have a positive outlook in the National Association of Manufacturers’ Q2 Outlook Survey, the lowest level of economic optimism in the sector since Q2 of 2020 and a drop of 15 percentage points from Q1
Source: NAM
96%
Proportion of statewide apprenticeship investments that come via union programs, as opposed to employer-only programs (4%)
Source: Wisconsin Building Trades Council
36%
Percentage of respondents to Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s Wisconsin Employer Survey who cited the national economy as the top concern facing their business — the No. 1 response, followed by global economy (13%) and health care costs (11%)
