Companies Risk Losing Their Most AI-Savvy Employees While Leaving Majority Behind: PwC
PwC said 64% of workers used AI at work in the past year, but access to training and benefits remains uneven.
- On Tuesday, consulting giant PwC published its '2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey,' finding that artificial intelligence adoption is rising while dividing employees into four distinct workforce categories.
- Most workers occupy the so-called 'engine room' with limited development access, while 14% are 'front-runners' with strong AI capabilities pulling ahead in the new workplace divide.
- Daily AI usage rose to 22% this year, with 64% of workers using AI tools over the past 12 months; daily users report 68% job security confidence versus 57% for infrequent users.
- Peter Brown, PwC global workforce leader, warned of a 'two-speed' workforce where unequal access risks rendering many employees irrelevant, stating 'there's an enormous amount of value there that can be tapped.'
- Economic volatility poses a greater threat to job security than AI , yet nearly one-third of front-runner employees plan to change employers next year amid mounting cost-of-living pressures.
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Nearly two-thirds of workers have used AI at work in the past year. Yet fewer say they can get the training they need, PwC found in its 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey. The firm surveyed 49,364 workers across 48 countries and regions in May and June. It published the results on Tuesday. In […] This story continues at The Next Web
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The Big Four firm, PwC, surveyed 50,000 workers globally and found a split emerging between AI 'front-runners' and 'engine room' workers.
PwC surveyed 50,000 workers around the world about their professional "hopes and fears."
Artificial intelligence is rapidly spreading in workplaces, but not everyone is benefiting from this transformation to the same extent. A PwC study of nearly 50,000 employees in 48 countries highlighted a striking divergence in the business world. Employees were grouped into four different categories based on their access to AI, skills, and development opportunities.
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