{"id":18118,"date":"2026-07-07T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/en-ca\/?post_type=news&p=18118"},"modified":"2026-07-14T02:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:09:41","slug":"ai-paradox-report-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/en-ca\/news\/ai-paradox-report-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Paradox Report 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe AI Paradox – A Global Report by 91爆料 – WIP14<\/title>\n\n<!-- Saiga is the EH heading typeface. Fallback stack matches design-system.md.\n DM Sans is the EH body typeface. 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</script>\n\n<!-- Skip link (WCAG 2.1 AA - keyboard navigation) -->\n<a href=\"#main-content\" class=\"skip-link\">Skip to main content<\/a>\n\n<main id=\"main-content\">\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n HERO - hero-section-ai pattern intent\n ============================================================ -->\n<section class=\"eh-hero alignfull\" aria-labelledby=\"report-title\">\n <div class=\"eh-hero-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n <img src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hero-Banner-Image-\u2014-Option-A.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\">\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eh-hero-overlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"eh-hero-content\">\n <span class=\"eh-eyebrow has-paragraph-5-xxs-font-size\">A Global Report by 91爆料<\/span>\n <h1 id=\"report-title\" class=\"has-heading-1-4-xl-font-size\">The AI Paradox<\/h1>\n <p class=\"eh-subtitle has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">How employers and employees really feel about AI at work.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n FOREWORD - flex-row-text-image pattern intent\n ============================================================ -->\n<section id=\"foreword\" class=\"eh-section alignfull has-light-violet-50-background-color\">\n <div class=\"eh-container\">\n <span class=\"eh-section-tag has-paragraph-5-xxs-font-size\">\n <span class=\"num has-sm-font-size\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\n Foreword\n <\/span>\n\n <div class=\"eh-foreword-grid\">\n <aside aria-label=\"Author information\">\n <div class=\"eh-author-photo\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ben.png\" alt=\"Ben Thompson, CEO and Co-Founder of 91爆料\" loading=\"lazy\">\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eh-author-name has-lg-font-size\">Ben Thompson<\/div>\n <p class=\"eh-author-role has-paragraph-3-s-font-size\">CEO and Co-Founder,<br>91爆料<\/p>\n <\/aside>\n\n <div class=\"stack\">\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\"><span class=\"eh-foreword-quote eh-foreword-quote--open has-heading-2-xl-font-size\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u201c<\/span>Every twenty years or so, the way we work gets rewritten. In the early 2000s, it was the cloud. Before that, the PC. Each time, the businesses that moved first reset the rules. This time, it’s AI, and it feels different.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">For the past two years, the dominant narrative around AI has been defined by fear. Job displacement, hollowed-out junior roles and a shrinking human workforce. It’s a tempting story and it misses what our data is showing us.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">Our mission at 91爆料 is to make employment easier and more valuable. We want the most jobs possible. So we set out to find out what AI is actually doing to businesses. What we found flips the fear narrative on its head.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">What did we find? AI appears to be acting as a job creator.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">Businesses most invested in AI are hiring more, not less. 62% of AI-core firms grew their entry-level headcount over the past two years. More than double the rate of non-adopters at 30%.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">That isn’t a contradiction. When new technology gives a business more leverage and greater output, the response isn’t to shrink the team. It’s to do all the things you’ve wanted to in order to expand your business, develop meaningful relationships with your customers and invest 1:1 time with your team, the backbone of your business.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">We’re not the only ones seeing it. Across the industry, there are many examples of AI-mature companies reporting growth, not subtraction. New roles and bigger teams offering new opportunities to maximise human potential.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">For this report, we surveyed 8,800 business leaders and employees across four markets to pressure-test the picture. And believe me, there’s real tension underneath. Adoption runs ahead of maturity. Time saved runs into more work. The experience of AI looks different from the boardroom than the front desk. Leaders think their teams are on board.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">A sizable share of employees appear conflicted. That tension is one of the bigger findings in this report. This isn’t just a technological shift, it’s a cultural one and how we handle it will shape the workforce that comes out the other side.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">But our research suggests the direction of travel is clear. The businesses that get this right won’t be the ones deploying AI fastest, they’ll be the ones using the leverage to build more, and the ones who help their people see AI as an ally rather than a threat.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">This is The AI Paradox. It’s a story of growth, not loss. Of businesses doing more, teams getting bigger, and people getting the chance to do work that matters.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\"><strong>The best of it is still ahead.<\/strong><span class=\"eh-foreword-quote eh-foreword-quote--close has-heading-2-xl-font-size\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n SECTION 1 - The Junior Job Myth\n ============================================================ -->\n<section id=\"section-1\" class=\"eh-section alignfull has-white-background-color\">\n <div class=\"eh-container eh-measure\">\n <span class=\"eh-section-tag has-paragraph-5-xxs-font-size\">\n <span class=\"num has-sm-font-size\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1<\/span>\n The Junior Job Myth\n <\/span>\n <h2 class=\"has-heading-2-2-xl-font-size\">AI-focused businesses are <span class=\"has-violet-500-color\">creating jobs<\/span><\/h2>\n <div class=\"stack\">\n <p class=\"eh-lede has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">Our data challenges one of the loudest narratives in the media right now; that AI is wiping out the entry-level job.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">42% of companies grew their entry-level headcount over the past two years. Among businesses with AI at the core of their operations, that figure rises to 62%. More than double the rate of non-adopters at 30%.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Yes, there’s a real wave of AI-attribution when businesses cut roles, but it’s narrower than the headlines suggest. Only 16% of companies cut entry-level roles over the past two years, and among that group, AI and automation was the most-cited reason.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Whether AI is driving the growth, or whether the most AI-mature companies are simply the ones doing best overall, is a question the data can’t fully settle. But at the very least, advanced AI firms are not cutting entry-level jobs. If anything, they’re hiring more.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"eh-container\">\n <figure class=\"eh-chart-figure\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hero-Chart-1-\u2014-Light.png\" alt=\"Hero Chart 1 \u2014 entry-level hiring by AI adoption level.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n SECTION 2 - The New Credential\n ============================================================ -->\n<section id=\"section-2\" class=\"eh-section alignfull has-light-violet-50-background-color\">\n <div class=\"eh-container eh-measure\">\n <span class=\"eh-section-tag has-paragraph-5-xxs-font-size\">\n <span class=\"num has-sm-font-size\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span>\n The New Credential\n <\/span>\n <h2 class=\"has-heading-2-2-xl-font-size\">AI skills compete with University degrees<\/h2>\n <div class=\"stack\">\n <p class=\"eh-lede has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">Hiring criteria are shifting fast. Soft skills still sit at the top. Work ethic leads at 56%. Communication isn’t far behind at 46% and quick learning at 43% but AI skills are climbing up the list.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">AI skills now rank sixth across all employers, sitting at 31%, ahead of prior work experience and ahead of holding a degree. Among advanced AI firms, AI skills rank first.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">58% of businesses have already updated their hiring criteria to better weight AI skills. Another 24% plan to do the same. That said, the workforce hasn’t caught up. Six in ten employees rate their own AI competence as low or average.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Job descriptions confirm it. Our 1st party data shows that mentions of AI skills are up 235% year on year, with “Claude” now the fastest-growing skill term of 2026.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"eh-container\">\n <figure class=\"eh-chart-figure\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hero-Chart-2-\u2014-Light.png\" alt=\"Hero Chart 2 \u2014 AI skills as a hiring criterion at advanced AI firms vs. all employers.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"eh-container eh-measure\">\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n SECTION 3 - The Upskilling Gap\n ============================================================ -->\n<section id=\"section-3\" class=\"eh-section alignfull has-white-background-color\">\n <div class=\"eh-container eh-measure\">\n <span class=\"eh-section-tag has-paragraph-5-xxs-font-size\">\n <span class=\"num has-sm-font-size\" aria-hidden=\"true\">3<\/span>\n The Upskilling Gap\n <\/span>\n <h2 class=\"has-heading-2-2-xl-font-size\">Employees are taking the lead and upskilling themselves<\/h2>\n <div class=\"stack\">\n <p class=\"eh-lede has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">Half of the workforce say their employer is doing little or nothing to help them develop AI skills. 41% think AI upskilling is their own responsibility, compared to 27% who put it on the employer. 32% are undecided and believe it’s a mix of both.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">The most unexpected part of this picture is where that self-responsibility is concentrated. 18-24-year-olds are the ones entering a job market that rank AI skills above a degree, are 1.8 times more likely than 55+ to put the training burden on themselves.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">38% of businesses run formal training programs on AI. Among businesses with AI at the core of their operations, nearly two in three do.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Where is the workforce actually learning AI? More than half use social media platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Reddit and Discord. Employees are showing a real interest to upskill in AI providing businesses with an opportunity to provide support and guidance to help drive business growth.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"eh-container\">\n <figure class=\"eh-chart-figure\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hero-Chart-3-\u2014-Light.png\" alt=\"Hero Chart 3 \u2014 where workers in each generation say AI training responsibility lies.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"eh-container eh-measure\">\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n SECTION 4 - The Cheating Feeling\n ============================================================ -->\n<section id=\"section-4\" class=\"eh-section alignfull has-white-background-color\">\n <div class=\"eh-container eh-measure\">\n <span class=\"eh-section-tag has-paragraph-5-xxs-font-size\">\n <span class=\"num has-sm-font-size\" aria-hidden=\"true\">4<\/span>\n The Cheating Feeling\n <\/span>\n <h2 class=\"has-heading-2-2-xl-font-size\">Employees feel guilty about using AI<\/h2>\n <div class=\"stack\">\n <p class=\"eh-lede has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">Interestingly, there’s a disconnect between employers who believe their team views AI positively, and the sheer number of employees who feel like they are ‘cheating’ by using it.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">60% of employers think their employees view AI positively. Meanwhile, 42% of AI-using employees say doing so feels like cheating. 65% of employers say AI is accelerating their business and allowing them to work faster. 63% of employees say AI has created more work checking outputs.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"eh-stat-grid\">\n <div class=\"eh-stat\">\n <span class=\"eh-stat-num has-6-xl-font-size\">60%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-stat-label has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">of employers think employees view AI positively.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eh-stat\">\n <span class=\"eh-stat-num has-6-xl-font-size\">42%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-stat-label has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">of AI-using employees say using AI feels like cheating.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\"><strong>While the technology is the same, the day to day experiences are different.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">The conflict is sharpest among the workforce’s AI experts. They are more likely than the average worker to say AI is building valuable skills (78% vs 59%) and producing higher quality work (87% vs 73%). They are also more likely to feel replaceable (54% vs 40%) and more vulnerable to layoffs. The closer employees get to AI, the more they see it as both a promise and a threat.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"eh-container\">\n <figure class=\"eh-chart-figure\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hero-Chart-4-\u2014-Light.png\" alt=\"Hero Chart 4 \u2014 worker sentiment by AI competence level: skills, quality, replaceability, layoff vulnerability.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"eh-container eh-measure\">\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n SECTION 5 - The Dividend Divide\n ============================================================ -->\n<section id=\"section-5\" class=\"eh-section alignfull has-light-violet-50-background-color\">\n <div class=\"eh-container eh-measure\">\n <span class=\"eh-section-tag has-paragraph-5-xxs-font-size\">\n <span class=\"num has-sm-font-size\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span>\n The Dividend Divide\n <\/span>\n <h2 class=\"has-heading-2-2-xl-font-size\">AI is as powerful as the person using it<\/h2>\n <div class=\"stack\">\n <p class=\"eh-lede has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">The productivity dividend isn’t experienced evenly. 87% of expert AI users say AI has enabled more time for high-impact work. Among beginners, that drops to 35%.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Nearly three in four employees say AI has boosted their productivity. But only one in four say the boost has been significant. For those who are saving time, where is it going? Roughly a quarter (27%) are redirecting it into higher-level strategic or creative work. Almost as many (26%) say it simply flows into more tasks. 14% spend it managing the AI itself. Only 21% say it has allowed them to work fewer hours.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">And for 12% of employees, AI doesn’t save time at all.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">The gap is just as visible on the business side. Advanced AI firms are more than twice as likely as non-adopters to report productivity gains.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"eh-container\">\n <figure class=\"eh-chart-figure\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/employmenthero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hero-Chart-5-\u2014-Light.png\" alt=\"Hero Chart 5 \u2014 where AI-saved time goes for AI-using workers.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"eh-container eh-measure\">\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n CLOSING - The Opportunity\n ============================================================ -->\n<section id=\"closing\" class=\"eh-section alignfull has-white-background-color\">\n <div class=\"eh-container eh-measure\">\n <span class=\"eh-section-tag has-paragraph-5-xxs-font-size\">\n <span class=\"num has-sm-font-size\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\n The Opportunity\n <\/span>\n <h2 class=\"has-heading-2-2-xl-font-size\">The playing field is levelling<\/h2>\n <div class=\"stack\">\n <p class=\"eh-lede has-paragraph-1-l-font-size\">The opportunity here is bigger than the headlines have made room for.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">AI is starting to act as an equaliser. 39% of small businesses report cost savings from AI, almost identical to the 41% at large enterprises. Productivity gains scale with how well people use the tools, not with how big the company is.<\/p>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">For small and medium businesses, this is a chance to compete on terms that used to belong to bigger players.<\/p>\n\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">The businesses that get there first won’t be the ones with the most AI. They’ll be the ones whose people get the most out of it.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n CLOSING VISUAL - full-bleed image capping the report narrative\n ============================================================ -->\n<section class=\"eh-full-bleed-image\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n <img src=\"End%201.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n Regional Spotlights trigger - opens the regional voices modal\n ============================================================ -->\n<section class=\"eh-section alignfull has-white-background-color\">\n <div class=\"eh-container\">\n <div class=\"eh-spotlight-trigger\">\n <div class=\"eh-spotlight-trigger__copy\">\n <h2 class=\"has-heading-3-l-font-size\">Regional Spotlights<\/h2>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Browse the voices, statistics, and comparisons from each of the four markets in this study.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"eh-spotlight-btn\" id=\"open-spotlights\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"regional-spotlights-modal\">Browse regional data<\/button>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n Methodology - moved into main content (was previously in footer)\n ============================================================ -->\n<section id=\"methodology\" class=\"eh-section alignfull has-light-violet-50-background-color\">\n <div class=\"eh-container eh-measure\">\n <span class=\"eh-section-tag has-paragraph-5-xxs-font-size\">\n <span class=\"num has-sm-font-size\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00b7<\/span>\n Methodology\n <\/span>\n <p class=\"has-paragraph-2-m-font-size\">Source: 91爆料, The AI Paradox at Work (2026). 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class=\"eh-s-card\">\n <span class=\"eh-s-card__num\">74%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-s-card__label\">of AI users say it’s improved their quality of work, on par with productivity gains.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n <article class=\"eh-s-card\">\n <span class=\"eh-s-card__num\">51%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-s-card__label\">of workers learned AI skills on social media.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section class=\"eh-card-section\">\n <span class=\"eh-card-section__label\">Comparisons<\/span>\n <div class=\"eh-card-grid eh-card-grid--comparisons\">\n <article class=\"eh-c-card\">\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side eh-c-card__side--a\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__num\">61%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">of Australian workers say AI is helping them build more valuable skills.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__tag\">Highest<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">of any market in this study.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <article class=\"eh-c-card\">\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side eh-c-card__side--a\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__num\">75%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">of Australian AI users say it has boosted their productivity.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__num\">69%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">in the UK, where AI integration is further ahead.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <article class=\"eh-c-card eh-c-card--single\">\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side eh-c-card__side--a\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__tag\">Top market<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">Australian workers are most likely to redirect AI-saved time toward strategic work.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <article class=\"eh-c-card\">\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side eh-c-card__side--a\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__num\">30%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">of Australian employers say AI skills are a criterion for entry-level hires.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__num\">24%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">in New Zealand.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n\n <!-- UNITED KINGDOM -->\n <div class=\"eh-tab-panel\" id=\"panel-uk\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-uk\">\n <section class=\"eh-card-section\">\n <span class=\"eh-card-section__label\">Key statistics<\/span>\n <div class=\"eh-card-grid eh-card-grid--stats\">\n <article class=\"eh-s-card\">\n <span class=\"eh-s-card__num\">26%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-s-card__label\">of employers rate AI skills as essential for new hires.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n <article class=\"eh-s-card\">\n <span class=\"eh-s-card__num\">41%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-s-card__label\">of workers feel guilt using AI to produce work (51% of Gen Z).<\/p>\n <\/article>\n <article class=\"eh-s-card\">\n <span class=\"eh-s-card__num\">25%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-s-card__label\">of workers now use AI daily, up from 9% a year ago.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n <article class=\"eh-s-card\">\n <span class=\"eh-s-card__num\">56%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-s-card__label\">of workers learned AI skills on social media.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section class=\"eh-card-section\">\n <span class=\"eh-card-section__label\">Comparisons<\/span>\n <div class=\"eh-card-grid eh-card-grid--comparisons\">\n <article class=\"eh-c-card\">\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side eh-c-card__side--a\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__num\">55%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">of UK employers strongly agree AI is driving innovation in their business.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__tag\">Leading<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">the field on the impact of AI.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <article class=\"eh-c-card\">\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side eh-c-card__side--a\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__num\">70%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">of UK firms are increasing AI investment.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__num\">+xx%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">vs. global average.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <article class=\"eh-c-card\">\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side eh-c-card__side--a\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__num\">+21%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">UK employers more likely to rate workforce AI positivity high.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__tag\">vs. global avg.<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">The most optimistic view of how workers feel about AI.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <article class=\"eh-c-card\">\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side eh-c-card__side--a\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__num\">43%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">of UK firms have formal AI training programs.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eh-c-card__side\">\n <span class=\"eh-c-card__num\">38%<\/span>\n <p class=\"eh-c-card__label\">global average.<\/p>\n 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