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Small Businesses Using AI Are Hiring More, Not Less. New Study Finds a 10% Boost for the Smallest Firms

Very small businesses that adopted AI increased their employee headcount faster than comparable companies that had not begun using the technology. (Credit: Getty Images)

Artificial intelligence may be changing how small businesses operate, but it is not necessarily shrinking their workforces at the moment. New data suggests the opposite may be happening, particularly among the smallest companies, where adopting AI is associated with faster hiring and business expansion.

Very small businesses that adopted AI increased their employee headcount faster than comparable companies that had not begun using the technology, according to a new report from payroll and benefits platform Gusto.

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