{"id":365504,"date":"2026-02-19T11:47:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.co\/?p=365504"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:47:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T16:47:59","slug":"business-ai-impact-job-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.co\/news\/business-ai-impact-job-losses","title":{"rendered":"90% of Businesses Say AI Had No Impact on Job Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]\n<\/p><div class=\"verdict-box inform-box\" data-eventcategory=\"verdictbox\" data-component=\"verdict-box\" data-total-positions=\"3\">\n\n <div class=\"verdict-box-wrap inform-box-wrap\">\n <h3 class=\"verdict-box-title\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n \n <div class=\"verdict-box-info\">\n<ul>\n<li>70% of businesses stating that they <strong>use AI on a regular basis<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>However, businesses are<strong> not seeing meaningful gains from AI<\/strong>, with 80% seeing no impact on productivity or employment.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>disconnect between AI usage and gains<\/strong> has been common over the last few years, with professionals waiting for revenue to catch up to investment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"verdict-box-footer inform-box-buttons\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"row\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]AI still isn&rsquo;t making as much of an impact on employment as CEOs would like, with another survey showing that as much as 90% of businesses aren&rsquo;t gaining or losing jobs due to the tech.\n<p>Regardless, the business world is still betting big on the technology, with <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.co\/news\/us-employees-use-ai-daily-work\"><strong>AI usage<\/strong><\/a> continuing to soar year-over-year, despite these suggestions that it&rsquo;s not triggering aan immense surge in productivity or revenue.<\/p>\n<p>In its modern form, AI has had a few years to really make an impact, but the majority of businesses are still waiting in the wings.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<h2>Large Majority of Businesses Are Keeping Their Workers<\/h2>\n<p>According to a new study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nber.org\/system\/files\/working_papers\/w34836\/w34836.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published by the National Bureau of Economic Research<\/a>, 90% of businesses state they have made no changes to their workforce as a result of AI advancements. That&rsquo;s good news for workers concerned about keeping up with the artificially intelligent Joneses.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Well, the technology may not be there, judging from the 89% of businesses that have seen no impact from AI in regard to the productivity of their team.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;]<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"js-aw-brand-link\" href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\" data-feed=\"XuPuf49GEEm4y0PaIQDZ0dEjkEf760Vv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-333457\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18114043\/About-Techco-video.jpg\" alt=\"About Tech.co Video Thumbnail Showing Lead Writer Conor Cawley Smiling Next to Tech.co Logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/a><strong>This just in! View<\/strong><br>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\">the top business tech deals<\/a> for 2026 &#128104;&zwj;&#128187;<br>\n<\/strong><a class=\"js-aw-brand-link\" href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\" data-feed=\"XuPuf49GEEm4y0PaIQDZ0dEjkEf760Vv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-348272 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09122654\/ok-1.png\" alt=\"See the list button\" width=\"200\" height=\"85\"><\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]All in all, the survey found that the effects of AI in 2026 have been pretty negligible when it comes to the job market and productivity, the two things experts say should be impacted the most.\n <div class=\"lytics-newsletter-container\">\n <div class=\"lytics-loading-spinner\">\n <div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"lytics-newsletter-LJDdsF1k\"><\/div>\n 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