Artificial intelligence has many functions and capabilities that can help us saving time during our daily work tasks. However, many workers are afraid to use them because of the impression they might give to their superiors.

Asana posted his report “The State of AI in the Workplace” in which the company surveyed 4,500 workers, including middle and senior managers and executives, in the United States and United Kingdom.

One of the strangest conclusion the problem is 26% of workers say they worry about being seen as lazy for using artificial intelligence in their work, while one in five workers admit they would feel like cheaters for using the technology.

It is surprising that a 92% are concerned about unethical use of AI.

The need for policies in the company

By presenting these figures, this study recognizes that there is a clear need for clear AI policies within companies that carry out such definitions what is allowed and recommended in the work space.

When respondents were asked about AI policies at their companies, only 30% of workers said their companies had established policies or guidelines regarding the use of AI in the workplace, among US respondents. The figure is even lower for workers in the UK: 20%. must see how these numbers would look in Spain and other countries in Europe.

Saket Srivastava, CIO of Asana believes that’s important employees can have clear guidelines to understand their roles AI in their role, as well as tailored training and accessible technology to fully utilize AI’s capabilities.

Employees and businesses are already using AI to work faster and increase productivity. 55% of executives anticipate their company will leverage AI to set goals, while 61% believe that AI will help their company achieve its goals more effective than traditional methods.

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