One in Seven Workers Would Accept an AI Boss. Here’s Why That Number Is Rising

A survey reveals growing trust in workplace AI—even as fears about job losses and transparency continue to rise.

BY KIT EATON @KITEATON

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A survey of American workers’ feelings about AI tech surfaced a number of interesting statistics that track the progress of this world-changing tech. The biggest surprise may be that people are so open to the idea of AI at work nowadays that 15 percent of the respondents said they’d happily work for an AI supervisor that “assigned their tasks and schedules,” the same way a human would.

The data, from Connecticut’s Quinnipiac University, of course show that a vast majority of people would prefer to stay........

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