AI adoption in the workplace is deepening divisions and sparking new power struggles between leaders and workers, with half of executives saying that AI is “tearing their company apart,” according to new research from Writer, the enterprise AI startup. Executives are pushing AI as an inevitable revolution, but workers aren’t buying it. Nearly all (94%) C-suite execs surveyed say they’re not satisfied with their current AI solution. 72% of C-suite leaders say their company has faced “at least one challenge” in adopting AI. 71% of these leaders complain that their AI applications are being created “in a silo.” 59% of the executives say they’re “actively looking for a new job with a company that’s more innovative with generative AI.” Among employees, the number is 35%. The study surveyed 800 C-suite executives and 800 employees in December 2024 at enterprise organizations from 100 to over 10,000 employees in industries including technology, financial services, retail and consumer goods, health care, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences. Employee respondents had to be using generative AI at work, and C-suite respondents were from companies that permit genAI use.
Employees had to work in finance, HR, legal, marketing, sales or customer support.

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