Is your boss asking you to work with AI? Watch out for these four things

Is your boss asking you to work with AI? Watch out for these four things

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Artificial intelligence is no longer something we talk about as “coming soon”. It is already part of daily working life for many Australians. The EY Australian AI Workforce Blueprint found more than two-thirds of Australian office workers had used AI in the past month, and many daily users reported saving several hours a week.

From drafting documents to screening job applications, AI is being used in ways that can genuinely save time and reduce admin. Used well, it can free people up to focus on more interesting work requiring judgment and creativity.

But as this technology is increasingly used at work, employees need to stay alert to how it is being used and how it may affect them. The more pressing risks are not of AI “taking over”, but concern how it is deployed and governed.

So what do you need to be aware of?

1. Decisions being made without transparency

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