Overview

• Microsoft Research used 200,000 anonymized Bing Copilot conversations to develop an “AI applicability” index that ranks 40 occupations by task-level susceptibility to generative AI.
• The study frames AI as transforming specific tasks within roles—identifying translators, historians, data scientists and writers among the most exposed—rather than eliminating entire professions.
• Thomson Reuters reports that only 22% of companies have a visible GenAI strategy despite estimates that these tools could free 240 hours of work per employee each year.
• A PageGroup and WeWork survey finds just 6% of AI use is driven by employer policy, underscoring that most adoption and training remain informal and employee-initiated.
• Analysts warn that without formal governance, cross-cutting strategies and reskilling programs, firms risk missing out on productivity gains and exposing themselves to security and compliance threats.