HR surprise: In India, two out of every three workers want their performance to be assessed by AI

 HR surprise: In India, two out of every three workers want their performance to be assessed by AI

More specifically, 71% of respondents think AI can evaluate employees' work more fairly and effectively. 95% of workers think that having AI in the workplace would enhance their quality of life as it permeates several sectors.

A tendency identified in the research is that employees want AI to assess their work.

71 percent of Indian employees say they would prefer to have AI evaluate their performance rather than their managers, which could be interpreted as a sign of growing trust in AI or as a total and total lack of faith in the objectivity of their superiors. This information comes from a report by HR solutions provider Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG).

Employees in India have embraced the use of AI in management and decision-making processes; 92 percent of them acknowledge that AI can help managers create staff schedules, and 89 percent of them think it should.

According to the report, 72% of workers directly interact with AI-powered workplace tools, systems, and procedures at their companies. They also utilize generative AI tools for work and play, such ChatGPT (75%), Open AI (47%), and Google Bard (22%).

Additionally, 73% of Indian workers said that their companies utilize AI in the workplace, but just 47% and 44%, respectively, fully and partly grasp its use.

The great majority of Indian workers (95%) think that having AI in the workplace would enhance their quality of life as it permeates several sectors. The paper claims that so far, workers have profited from the use of AI more than firms have—52 percent vs 49 percent.

"As long as workers have a deeper understanding of AI's applications and advantages, there is a definite hunger for it in the workplace. According to Sumeet Doshi, Country Manager at UKG India, employees in India lead the way in this mindset, with 88% saying they want to be more receptive of AI while also expecting their company to be more open about its usage. "AI can be effectively used to improve organizations in all areas, from hiring to daily operations."

It has become imperative for Indian workers to get acquainted and conversant with AI as 62 percent of them think that in the next two years, having AI abilities would be more important than work experience when it comes to finding a new job or keeping their existing one, according to the survey.

Employees who are proficient in using AI believe they have a significant advantage over their peers who are not; 90% of employees (41 percent strongly agree, and 49 percent agree) feel they should be paid more if they are proficient in using AI at work. This belief extends to compensation and working hours.

However, if they are employing AI to automate part of their jobs, 76% of workers (28 percent strongly agree and 48 percent agree) prefer shorter workdays and work weeks.

According to the survey, CEOs at businesses that are now using AI globally predict that by 2028, 70% of their staff would utilize AI to supplement or automate part of their job duties.

Within the next five years, even CEOs at organizations that do not currently employ AI predict that 20 percent of their workforce will use AI to enhance or automate parts of their job responsibilities.