PwC's huge survey of 50,000 workers says AI is splitting employees into 4 distinct groups

PwC's huge survey of 50,000 workers says AI is splitting employees into 4 distinct groups

The Big Four firm, PwC, surveyed 50,000 workers globally and found a split emerging between AI 'front-runners' and 'engine room' workers.

Companies risk losing their most AI-savvy employees while leaving majority behind: PwC

LONDON, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A growing AI skills divide is creating a diverging workforce, with the majority of workers at risk of being left behind as access to learning and development falls – even as AI use and the pace of workplace change accelerate. PwC's 2026 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey, which interviewed nearly 50,000 workers across 48 countries and regions, finds...

AI skills gap risks leaving Irish workers behind, PwC warns

A growing divide in access to AI skills and workplace training risks leaving large numbers of Irish workers behind as artificial intelligence adoption and the pace of workplace change accelerate, according to new research from PwC. The professional services firm’s 2026 Irish Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey, based on responses from more than 1,000 Irish […]