43 percent of adults with paid work use AI in performing their tasks. People who already work with AI more often think their work can be wholly or partly replaced by AI (56 percent) than people who do not (37 percent). Conversely, people who do not yet work with AI more often think their work cannot be replaced by AI than those who do use it.
Women more concerned than men
Almost half of the 18+ who think AI can partly or completely take over their work are concerned about it: 8 percent are very worried and 40 percent a little. Men and women think equally often that AI can take over their work, but women are more worried about it.
Young people aged 18 to 25 say more often than those over 25 that AI can partly or completely perform their work, but they are not more worried about it. Higher education graduates also more often think AI can do their work than people with a vmbo, mbo or comparable diploma, but they do not differ in their worries.
Three quarters think AI will cause job losses
Adults – working or not – mainly think AI will lead to the disappearance of certain jobs (75 percent) and the loss of knowledge and skills of personnel (64 percent). Furthermore, almost half think AI will make certain tasks less interesting (48 percent).
On the other hand, 57 percent expect AI can lead to higher productivity because tasks can be performed faster. A minority thinks AI can solve personnel shortages in certain sectors by requiring fewer staff (46 percent) or that it can take over unsafe jobs (41 percent).