The AI workplace paradox: Higher productivity, higher anxiety

Workers are facing a conundrum: They worry about the potential for their displacement by AI even as it dramatically speeds up their own productivity. According to a new survey from Anthropic, workers in roles most likely to be taken over by AI (developers or IT workers, for instance) recognize their precarious position. Yet, perhaps naturally, they readily adopt the tools that could take their jobs, and see first-hand how well they work. This measurement is fundamentally different from the...