Workplace survey: 48% of employees fail to identify AI-generated messages

In a recent survey of 1,006 U.S. workers, in which participants were asked to determine which of two messages was written by AI, about half of those polled (48%) wrongly chose the human-written message, and 74% were confident in their wrong answers.

Both messages used similar professional language, structure and tone reflecting a typical workplace scenario. The result underscores the difficulty of differentiating between the two even in such a familiar context, Resume Now noted in its survey report.

The disparities demonstrated in the results clearly expose companies to attacks. Nearly half of the workforce is now encountering AI-generated content daily, while 27% said they see it a few times a week and 15% do so a few times a month. See more takeaways.