Successful AI rollouts could redirect 1.7bn working hours into higher value work each year – survey

Zellis study shows respondents happy with AI as a productivity tool but enthusiasm wanes for career-defining roles like hiring

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A survey of organisations employing more than 1,000 people in the UK and Ireland has found that successful rollout of artificial intelligence tools could redirect the equivalent of 1.7 billion working hours annually into higher-value work – representing around £40 billion in economic value.

The study by payroll and workforce management software provider Zellis surveyed more than 1,250 leaders and employees in organisations. The aim was to assess not just whether AI is being adopted, but how it is being experienced.

The research reveals a clear disconnect between leadership strategy and employee reality.

 
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