Employees Worldwide Welcome 'AI Coworkers' To The Office

Last year, many Americans worried that artificial intelligence (AI) might replace them at work. This year, employees around the world are wondering why their employers don't provide them with the kind of AI-enabled technology they're starting to use at home. That's one way to think about the results of a second annual survey about AI in the workplace, conducted by Oracle and research firm Future Workplace. This year, 50% of survey respondents say they're currently using some form of AI at work--a major leap compared to only 32% in last year's survey. Perhaps because workers are seeing firsthand in their personal lives how Siri and Alexa can quickly answer questions, their anxiety about using the technology at work is lessening, suggests Emily He, senior vice president of Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud and executive sponsor of the survey.