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Key Takeaways Creating an AI-driven culture is just as important as adopting new tools.
Ensure company policies keep up with employees.
Lead by example to elevate AI use.
Artificial intelligence is now firmly embedded in how teams get work done. As companies invest more time and resources into bringing AI to the center of their business, their focus needs to shift beyond integrating tools to understanding how employees are actually using them.
Employees are no longer as hesitant about AI as they once were. Many now see it not as a replacement, but as a way to enhance and uplevel their work. In fact, a majority of employees are using AI at work voluntarily — even when their company doesn’t mandate it.
While employees’ curiosity about AI is peaking, many are often quiet about their use of it. According to Slingshot‘s Digital Work Trends Report, nearly half of employees (45%) do not disclose their AI use at work. Many employers (47%) often assume this silence is driven by job security concerns, but only 24% of employees say that’s the case. Instead, workers are concerned that their AI use will be perceived as cutting corners (34%) or they’re in fear of being judged (27%).
This is giving rise to the quiet AI workforce — employees who are actively using AI to be more productive and effective, but doing so under the radar. This quiet behavior is not as resistance to AI, but a signal that organizations haven’t yet created the structure employees need to use AI openly and to its full potential.
At Infragistics, AI is integrated into teams’ daily workflows and decision-making through our data-driven work management platform, Slingshot. Because it’s part of everyday work, employees use AI confidently and transparently — without fear it will be perceived as cutting corners or being judged. This empowers teams to work more efficiently, make better decisions and accelerate results.
Here’s how companies can encourage more transparent use of AI and unlock even more of its potential across its teams.
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