The one thing successful companies are doing with AI
Key takeaways
- The new office divide is no longer remote versus in person or manager versus individual contributor.
- A recent WRITER and Workplace Intelligence survey captured the mood with blunt candor: Many employers now say that workers who resist AI risk stalled advancement or worse.
- AI is being recast as the new minimum standard for relevance.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The new office divide is no longer remote versus in person or manager versus individual contributor. It is between people who treat AI as part of the job and people who still think it is optional.
A recent WRITER and Workplace Intelligence survey captured the mood with blunt candor: Many employers now say that workers who resist AI risk stalled advancement or worse. Out of 2,400 employees and C-suite leaders, 60 percent of companies say they plan to lay off employees who will not adopt AI; 77 percent of executives say AI resisters will be passed over for promotions; and 92 percent say they are actively cultivating an AI elite class of workers. Even more telling, 87 percent of executives say those employees are at least five times more productive than their peers.
AI is being recast as the new minimum standard for relevance. That sounds harsh because it is, but it also reflects a deeper shift. AI is moving from novelty to baseline, and careers are being repriced around that reality.