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Employee ExperienceHR Executive· Sep 1, 2026

Workers are turning more critical of AI, and leadership is part of the problem

Glassdoor research reveals a dramatic shift in employee sentiment toward AI at work, with positive mentions falling from 81% in 2019 to 43% by 2026, as fears around job replacement, surveillance, and lack of employer support drive growing negativity. The data also shows that employees with positive AI views are significantly less likely to seek new jobs, underscoring the people-strategy stakes for HR leaders managing AI adoption.

HR TechnologyHR Executive· Aug 31, 2026

The frontline is HR’s biggest AI blind spot

A new analysis highlights a critical gap in HR AI tools: because people analytics models rely heavily on digital activity data, they effectively exclude the 80% of the global workforce made up of deskless frontline workers, producing skewed engagement and retention insights that favor desk-based employees. HR leaders are urged to recognize this systematic bias before it becomes further embedded and scaled through AI adoption.