Subj : Not that many workers are heavily reliant on AI - yet
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Feb 11 2025 10:30:07

Not that many workers are heavily reliant on AI - yet

Date:
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:16:34 +0000

Description:
Only a few workers use AI for most of their work, and its proving to be a 
human aid rather than a threat.

FULL STORY
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c report finds only 4% of workers use AI for 75% of their tasks Software 
engineers use AI more than other types of workers AI is best described as a 
tech that augments human capabilites 

Even though investments in AI continue to grow, only 4% of occupations use AI 
for 75% or more of their tasks, highlighting just how far there is to go to 
fully engrain the tech within our workflows, new reports have claimed. 

It might not be heavily relied upon, but plenty of workers have tried AI, 
with more than a third (36%) of occupations incorporating the technology for 
at least 25% of their tasks. 

The figures come from a paper published by Anthropics researchers, who 
analyze over four million Claude.ai conversations. Not many workers use AI 
too much 

More specifically, Anthropics researchers break down exactly how AI tools are 
currently being used, revealing that nearly two in five (37%) AI users work 
in software engineering roles. 

Two in five (43%) use cases proved to be for automation, but the researchers 
observed the remaining three-fifths (57%) of AI requests augmenting human 
capabilities, or in other words, boosting efficiency. This finding directly 
challenges earlier concerns that AI might replace human workers, and is just 
one of a growing number of studies supporting the pro-human argument for AI. 

Artificial intelligence usage is also more prevalent in mid- and high-paying 
jobs, where many knowledge workers find themselves. Both salary extremes, 
such as manual and physical labor, and highly skilled workers like 
physicians, used AI less. 

A separate Microsoft study added that workers who are more confident with a 
task are among the most likely to apply critical thinking to GenAIs output, 
compared with workers who might be less familiar with the task, confirming 
AIs power as a human aid and not a replacer. 

However, we could be on the cusp of major change. The researchers concluded: 
As AI systems expand beyond text to handle video, speech, and physical 
actions through robotics, and as AI agents become more capable of carrying 
out extended tasks autonomously, the nature of human-AI collaboration is 
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jobs are increasingly being exposed to AI



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/not-that-many-workers-are-heavily-reliant-on-ai-
yet


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