Tech revolution | Could AI really save the average employee a whole day's work a week?

Whilst many workers are yet to get to grips with the power of AI, a recent survey of over 900 office workers in the UK, USA, and Australia has shed light on the growing impact of generative AI on the workplace.

Commissioned by SnapLogic, the survey found that almost half of respondents believed that generative AI had the potential to save them a full day's worth of work per week. This belief was especially true among those already using AI, where 67% reported saving one-to-five hours of work weekly.

However, this enthusiasm was tempered by the fact that over a third of respondents were not currently using AI in their work. Interestingly, the larger the company, the less likely respondents were to employ AI.

The AI skills gap

One key challenge that surfaced in the survey was a significant skills gap. A staggering 68% of respondents confessed to not having enough understanding of AI for their current roles.