Overview
- A LinkedIn poll shared with Business Insider reports 58% of German employees expect AI to boost productivity, while 40% feel the pace is too fast and 42% say learning AI skills feels like a second job.
- Nearly half say they are not using AI fully at work, 35% are unsure where it helps, and 37% feel their employer provides insufficient support, even as 79% value human intuition and experience.
- Separate reporting indicates AI is reshaping high‑skill work and squeezing entry‑level roles, with studies noting fewer hires of young software developers.
- Industry data show open IT positions in Germany fell from about 149,000 to 109,000 over two years, and IAB projections point to roughly four million jobs lost versus 3.1 million created by 2040.
- Gender imbalances persist in AI jobs, with 74% of KI‑related roles in Germany held by men, raising bias concerns and prompting calls for diversity measures, retraining, and stronger union access to workplace data.