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Even your boss is worried AI could steal their job.
Hundreds of chief executives fear the technology will take over their role one day.
Many admit they already secretly use tools such as ChatGPT to help them carry out their daily responsibilities – and pass the work off as their own.
The finding comes just weeks after a leading think tank warned AI could take over eight million jobs in the UK.
Company bosses are hurriedly sending ‘novice’ staff on AI bootcamps to get them up to speed as a result, according to a report by AND Digital.
Hundreds of chief executives fear AI will take over their role one day, a survey has found
The survey of 600 business leaders found three quarters were retraining their employees in a bid to help them adapt to the technology rather than replacing them.
AI experts have predicted a 50-50 chance machines could take over all our jobs within a century.
But while the ‘jobs apocalypse’ is expected to automate admin and entry-level roles first, it will increasingly affect those higher paid as AI becomes increasingly sophisticated.
Nearly half - 43 per cent - of bosses polled admitted they too were worried AI could take steal their job.
While 45 per cent said they already secretly used tools AI tools for various tasks and passed it off as their own work.
This is despite one in three banning staff from using chatbots in their organisations.
The report by AND Digital, whose independent poll was conducted by Censuswide, found 44 per cent of global CEOs did not think their staff were ready to handle AI.
Bosses admit using tools such as ChatGPT – and passing the work off as their own.
Stephen Paterson, chief for technology and people at the tech firm, said: ‘CEOs cannot afford to be complacent when it comes to AI.
