63% of Workers Admit to Exaggerating Their AI Skills. 69% Think AI Will Take Their Jobs.
A recent report reveals that 63% of workers admit to exaggerating their AI skills, while 69% fear that AI will automate parts of their jobs within the next two years. Despite these concerns, experts suggest that companies may be using AI as a pretext for layoffs, with no clear evidence that AI has directly caused job losses. The disconnect between perceived and actual AI capabilities among workers highlights the need for better verification processes by employers.
- ▪63% of employees admit to exaggerating their ability to use AI tools.
- ▪69% of workers believe parts of their jobs will be automated by AI in the next 24 months.
- ▪40% of workers have observed AI tools performing parts of their work.
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63% of Workers Admit to Exaggerating Their AI Skills. 69% Think AI Will Take Their Jobs. Rick Moran | 9:59 AM on June 03, 2026 AP Photo/Michael Dwyer According to the compliance platform GCheck, 63% of employees are lying about their ability to use AI tools in the workplace. Also, 69% of workers believe it's likely that "parts of their current job responsibilities will be automated by AI within the next 24 months, including 79% of Gen Z workers." Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); The level of panic over AI is partly fed by companies themselves.
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