Majority of employees say AI will improve their working lives but see no strategy for implementation
Ricoh Europe’s Future of Work report shows shifting attitudes towards technology
A closer look across Europe:
Employees believe employers will use AI and other technology to improve the working experience for humans | Employees are worried about technology such as AI and robotics replacing their job | Employers have a strategy in place to integrate technology such as AI and robotics into the workplace and communicates this | Employees expect their employer to provide tools to work more collaboratively with colleague regardless of location | |
UK | 47% | 25% | 31% | 75% |
France | 55% | 33% | 42% | 79% |
Germany | 45% | 22% | 37% | 74% |
Italy | 62% | 25% | 48% | 82% |
Spain | 66% | 43% | 46% | 78% |
Netherlands | 52% | 19% | 26% | 83% |
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About the report: The Future of Work report analyses more than 100 sources to bring together best-in-class thinking and use cases on how work will shape employment. It finds that technology will fuel new modes of collaboration between humans, human and machines and machines with other machines (automation).
About the research: 3,000 office workers were polled between 30 August and 5 September 2019 by Opinium Research LLC. 500 Respondents were sourced from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands.
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