{"id":77825,"date":"2024-06-03T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=77825"},"modified":"2024-07-29T13:03:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T20:03:47","slug":"ai-adoption-at-work-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/ai-adoption-at-work-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers Are Enthusiastic About Offloading Tasks to AI. A New Slack Survey Asks If They&#8217;re the Right Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AI usage is up 23% since the beginning of the year, according to Slack&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/slack.com\/blog\/news\/the-workforce-index-june-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Workforce Index<\/a>, and excitement among workers is growing. Nearly half (47%) of global office workers expressing enthusiasm about using AI in their daily work (up 9% since January). The survey also reveals that, without the necessary training and guidance, employees may not fully capitalize on the efficiencies gained from AI. Instead of allocating the time saved by AI toward strategic or high-value activities like learning and skill building, employees are likely to spend 37% more of their time on routine administrative tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vidyard wp-block-embed-vidyard\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/play.vidyard.com\/embed\/v4.js\"><\/script><img decoding=\"async\"  style=\"width: 100%; margin: auto; display: block;\"  class=\"vidyard-player-embed\"  src=\"https:\/\/play.vidyard.com\/rn4QQ9Ufe3FC5MFrrSfH5K.jpg\"  data-uuid=\"rn4QQ9Ufe3FC5MFrrSfH5K\"  data-v=\"4\"  data-type=\"inline\"  data-width=\"500\"  data-height=\"281\"\/>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>82% of workers are at risk of burnout <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/03\/14\/employees-at-risk-burnout-disconnect-bosses-well-being\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this year<\/a>. With the advent of AI, many workers thought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/generative-ai-for-marketing-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">days of busywork were finally over<\/a>. But because of persistent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/public-sector-ai-statistics\/\">tr<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/public-sector-ai-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aining<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/trusted-ai-data-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trust<\/a> issues, today\u2019s employees still aren\u2019t unlocking AI\u2019s benefits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"contextual-driver has-text-align-left contextual-driver--einstein\">\n\t<header class=\"tidbit-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"tidbit-head\">\n\t\t\tData Will Make or Break Workers\u2019 Trust in AI.\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"tidbit-body\">\n\t\t<p>A Salesforce survey of nearly 6,000 global knowledge workers suggests that AI has a data problem.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"tidbit-link label\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"label has-right-arrow has-right-arrow--small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/trusted-ai-data-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>READ THE REPORT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 10\">\n\t<path d=\"M13.92 5.38a1 1 0 000-.76.9.9 0 00-.17-.26.25.25 0 000-.07l-4-4a1 1 0 00-1.46 1.42L10.59 4H1.07a1 1 0 000 2h9.52l-2.3 2.29a1 1 0 000 1.42 1 1 0 001.42 0l4-4a.25.25 0 000-.07.9.9 0 00.21-.26z\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"tidbit img-einstein\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-einstein-large@0.5x.png 84w,\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-einstein-large@1x.png 168w,\n\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-einstein-large@2x.png 336w\n\t\t\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/wp-content\/themes\/newsroom\/assets\/images\/article-tidbit-einstein-large@1x.png\"\n\t\talt=\"Illustration of einstein\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 175px, 130px\"\n\t>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, the new survey shows that workers plan to focus their free time on the very tasks they should be delegating to AI, while pushing high-value focus areas like innovation, creativity, and professional development down the list. On the bright side, those who are trained to use AI are up to 19x more likely to report that AI is improving their productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-slack-survey-found\">The Slack survey found:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Desk workers suffer from busywork and burnout: <\/strong>Workers are feeling the grind and report spending large chunks of their day on mundane tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most desk workers (64%) experience burnout once a month or more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About a third of workers say they are regularly stressed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30% of workers do not feel passion for their job.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People spend a third of their day on tasks that are \u201cnot meaningful to their job,\u201d such as unnecessary meetings, low-value emails, and excessive paperwork or data entry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AI excitement and adoption is on the rise: <\/strong>Workers are embracing AI more all the time and are increasingly excited about using it in their daily work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI use among all desk workers is up 23% since January and 60% since September.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly half (47%) of global desk workers express enthusiasm about AI handling tasks from their jobs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Despite AI\u2019s promise to reduce busywork, workers continue to prioritize admin over high-value work: <\/strong>When asked how workers plan to spend their time saved by AI \u2014 the answer wasn\u2019t promising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The top activity workers expect to prioritize with the time saved by AI is administrative tasks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High-value, professional development tasks like innovating, creating, and networking with colleagues sat further down on the list. In fact, workers are likely to spend 37% more of their time on administrative work than these tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-image__modal-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-modal-id=\"1-modal\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open Image Modal<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXct5kTL6R0LfWmSUCFnu9H6RP60e2VI6Hg6ybqZluCdgh8GIfSCfW8f_dwNEtsR9biF9BXUqPw4zAAQ1CWg-R5OzS1pySheDhIpPXTgm4WYJy1x0qgD0q-VAEFeM8RSx75bDMdR4c-z5CfB9TNhmcdfOZU?key=F_fm36pspXuyzlyR1y2f3g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div id=\"1-modal\" class=\"image-modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"image-dialog-title\"><div class=\"image-modal__overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div><div class=\"image-modal__content\" role=\"dialog\"><button class=\"image-modal__close-button\" type=\"button\" data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label=\"Close this image dialog window\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 25\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect x=\".626\" y=\"22.753\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(-45 .626 22.753)\"\/><rect x=\"2.747\" y=\".125\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(45 2.747 .125)\"\/><\/svg><\/button><h1 id=\"image-dialog-title\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Image Modal<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXct5kTL6R0LfWmSUCFnu9H6RP60e2VI6Hg6ybqZluCdgh8GIfSCfW8f_dwNEtsR9biF9BXUqPw4zAAQ1CWg-R5OzS1pySheDhIpPXTgm4WYJy1x0qgD0q-VAEFeM8RSx75bDMdR4c-z5CfB9TNhmcdfOZU?key=F_fm36pspXuyzlyR1y2f3g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Trust and knowledge gaps hold workers back from fully leveraging AI: <\/strong>Workers are excited about AI but don\u2019t yet trust it to take over tasks at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>93% of global desk workers do not consider AI outputs completely trustworthy for work-related tasks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only 15% of workers strongly agree that they have the education and training necessary to use AI effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Businesses must empower their workforce to use AI effectively: <\/strong>For workers to trust and delegate tasks to AI, companies must train their workforce on how to get the most out of it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Guidance:<\/strong> Desk workers at companies that have established permissions for AI use are nearly 6x more likely to have experimented with AI tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Training: <\/strong>Those who are trained to use AI are up to 19x times more likely to report that AI is improving their productivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image__wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"wp-block-image__modal-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-modal-id=\"2-modal\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open Image Modal<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe49JYJoJqoEqzZXu50kWZ755rqAssRGN2-lJivDxJnXkD-t5vAADITCGGXggUQKF61bMIDSjrtbJVwIHu-gOCg0-YGUgn_RaH1O2HWYadC1rnSV3E-UEi3wTsz9Ov1A-XfsbKzkFrMDU0CcGLrkJXtVR8?key=F_fm36pspXuyzlyR1y2f3g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div id=\"2-modal\" class=\"image-modal\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"image-dialog-title\"><div class=\"image-modal__overlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div><div class=\"image-modal__content\" role=\"dialog\"><button class=\"image-modal__close-button\" type=\"button\" data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label=\"Close this image dialog window\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 26 25\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect x=\".626\" y=\"22.753\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(-45 .626 22.753)\"\/><rect x=\"2.747\" y=\".125\" width=\"32\" height=\"3\" rx=\"1.5\" transform=\"rotate(45 2.747 .125)\"\/><\/svg><\/button><h1 id=\"image-dialog-title\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Image Modal<\/h1>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe49JYJoJqoEqzZXu50kWZ755rqAssRGN2-lJivDxJnXkD-t5vAADITCGGXggUQKF61bMIDSjrtbJVwIHu-gOCg0-YGUgn_RaH1O2HWYadC1rnSV3E-UEi3wTsz9Ov1A-XfsbKzkFrMDU0CcGLrkJXtVR8?key=F_fm36pspXuyzlyR1y2f3g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Salesforce perspective: <\/strong>\u201cWe\u2019re at a crucial turning point with AI. If we want to make the most of what AI can offer without just ramping up stress and burnout, it\u2019s on us as leaders to equip our teams with tools they can trust and help employees steer that extra time into the most rewarding work.\u201d&nbsp;\u2013 Christina Janzer, Head of Slack Workforce Labs&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If we want to make the most of what AI can offer without just ramping up stress and burnout, it\u2019s on us as leaders to equip our teams with tools they can trust and help employees steer that extra time into the most rewarding work.<\/p>\n<cite>Christina Janzer, Head of Slack Workforce Labs<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"more-from-block more-from-block--2 alignfull wp-block-newsroom-moreontopic\">\n\t<div class=\"more-from-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"more-from-block__title\">Related<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"more-from-block__cards 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