AI in Healthcare May 14, 2024
Around the world, 3 of 4 workers who routinely handle information—in a phrase, “knowledge workers”—are now using generative AI on the job. And almost half of them are new to the technology, having begun using it only over the past half-year.
The findings are from a survey of 31,000 individuals across 31 countries, along with analyses of employment trends, “trillions of Microsoft 365 productivity signals” and other data sources. The work was conducted by Microsoft with LinkedIn and published May 8.
What’s more, many knowledge workers are going “BYOAI.” Which is to say they’re bringing their own AI to work. Whether this part of the trend is more troubling than exciting, it’s a disruptive force in the making, the authors...