WHILE EMPLOYERS We do not anticipate any impact on jobs due to AI’s implementation. DON’T ANTICIPATE A BIG IMPACT ON JOBS COMPLETELY AGREE 23% FROM AI, EMPLOYEES STRONGLY AGREE 36% MAY BE NERVOUS NEUTRAL 32% While stories in the popular and business media continue to anticipate SLIGHTLY AGREE 6% massive job losses coming as a result of advances in AI, technology and COMPLETELY DISAGREE 3% business leaders on the front lines of 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 AI routinely report a less dramatic path forward, in which AI augments human activities on the job but doesn’t replace humans altogether. We are already seeing job roles being elevated as a result of AI (i.e. it will allow for employees to focus on more strategic rather than operative tasks). “Think about aircraft,” says SAS’ Schabenberger. “Today pilots operate machines that fly autonomously in autopilot COMPLETELY AGREE 32% mode. But nobody is talking about getting rid of pilots – they play a vital role in getting you STRONGLY AGREE 32% safely to your destination.” The results of our survey tell a similar story – NEUTRAL 31% with a twist. For example, nearly 60 percent of respondents either “strongly” or “completely” SLIGHTLY AGREE 5% agreed with the statement “we do not anticipate any impact on jobs due to AI’s COMPLETELY DISAGREE 0% implementation.” It comes as no surprise, then, that similar 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 numbers indicated that they are “already 18