Optimism about AI is growing, but remains highly uneven depending on hierarchical position and country.
Five years after an initial barometer conducted in 2018, a new edition surveyed 12,900 employees, managers, and executives in more than 18 countries, including France. Employees are more optimistic than five years ago: one in two says they are optimistic about AI’s impact on employment, 17 points higher than in 2018. People in France are more concerned than the average (41% compared with 30% worldwide). Executives, who use generative AI more frequently, are the most optimistic: 62% say they are optimistic, compared with only 42% of employees.
This optimism gap directly mirrors the usage gap: the more people work hands-on with generative AI tools, the more their perception of risk decreases.