'Major impact on hiring' | Almost half of business leaders consider using AI over recruiting new employees

Nearly half of business leaders are considering using AI to carry out tasks over hiring new employees, new data has revealed.

New survey data from leading business technology authority Tech.co has revealed that 47% of company decision-makers are considering using AI tools to carry out tasks instead of hiring new employees.

And the same study found that business leaders think that, on average, more than a quarter of their current workload can be completed by AI, while 52% said that ChatGPT and similar AI tools would never replace an entire role in their business.

Tech.co surveyed a global cohort of business leaders across a variety of sectors to discover how AI tools are affecting their firm and personal workload. The survey revealed that business leaders believe that, on average, more than a quarter (26.8%) of their current personal workload could be completed by ChatGPT or similar tools.