Web Summit survey: 60% of tech professionals say AI has increased their workload
A survey conducted ahead of Web Summit, with responses from 1,455 founders, investors, engineers and creators in its global community, shows divided views on AI: 55% of tech professionals believe it strengthens their reasoning capacity, but 60% say it has increased their workload and 42% expect entry-level positions to shrink. 39% expect their sector's headcount to grow over the next two years, versus 33% who expect a reduction.
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- 60% of respondents say AI has increased their workload; in AI infrastructure and machine learning the figure reaches 70%.
- 42% expect fewer entry-level positions, a share that rises to 50% among senior executives.
- 55% believe AI strengthens their reasoning, while 26% say it weakens it.
IASummary generated by artificial intelligence from a story by Portafolio.co. It may contain errors: the original source prevails.




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