Overview

• A WIdO survey of 2,490 employees in April found 66.2% not at all worried about losing their job to AI within five years.
• WIdO’s Helmut Schröder contrasted the low concern with IAB research estimating roughly 38% of roles are highly automatable.
• AI is already used at 42% of workplaces, with 8.5% reporting concrete plans and 15.2% discussions, rising to 53.5% in firms with over 1,000 staff.
• Preparation lags as 61% report no AI training and only 5% consider themselves experts, with greater know-how among workers under 35.
• Concern is higher among employees aged 45 and over and varies by sector, and more than 80% want co-determination in how AI is introduced.