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59% of leaders believe employees use AI daily, finds Multiverse

23% of CEOs said staff were already handing whole tasks to AI, but only 8% of employees reported doing this.

By Marvin Onumonu
59% of leaders believe employees use AI daily, finds Multiverse

Research from Multiverse has found 59% of leaders said employees were collaborating with artificial intelligence (AI) every day.

Only 42% of employees said the same. 

23% of CEOs said staff were already handing whole tasks to AI, but only 8% of employees reported doing this.

52% of mid-level workers said they used AI daily, but just 21% of junior employees said so. 

This gap was similar for managers, with 48% of middle managers using AI compared to 20% of individual contributors.

Data also showed that 55% of leaders said they had less than five hours of formal AI training at work. 

More than half, 58%, had to rely on informal learning with tools like ChatGPT.

Both leaders and employees pointed to resistance to change as a main challenge, with 53% of leaders and 57% of employees saying it was a problem. 

Around half of each group also said a negative attitude toward AI was holding things back.

85% of leaders and 78% of employees said it was necessary to keep up with the pace of change.

Gary Eimerman, chief learning officer at Multiverse, said: “AI is not a monolithic tool, and its application varies wildly between a junior developer, a middle manager, and a CEO. 

“The 30% gap in adoption we see between seniority levels is a clear signal that the one-size-fits-all approach to AI is failing. 

“To bridge this divide, businesses must move beyond generic training and implement custom AI upskilling paths tailored to the unique daily workflows of every individual.”

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