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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Robert Booth UK technology editor

UK workers wary of AI despite Starmer’s push to increase uptake, survey finds

A keyboard, a phone with the ChatGPT logo and three pens
The survey uncovered worries about the advance of AI, with only 17% saying it was a good substitute for human interaction. Photograph: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

It is the work shortcut that dare not speak its name. A third of people do not tell their bosses about their use of AI tools amid fears their ability will be questioned if they do.

Research for the Guardian has revealed that only 13% of UK adults openly discuss their use of AI with senior staff at work and close to half think of it as a tool to help people who are not very good at their jobs to get by.

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