this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2026
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Bullshit
Are they really sabotaging it, or is it just not working as promised?
Why not both?
People keep spreading this...
Because they're not smart enough to realize it's pro-AI propaganda put out by AI companies...
A new report published Tuesday from enterprise AI agent firm Writer and research firm Workplace Intelligence finds a significant share of employees are actively trying to sabotage their company’s AI rollout. The report—a survey of 2,400 knowledge workers across the U.S., the U.K., and Europe, including 1,200 C-suite executives—found 29% of employees admit to sabotaging their company’s AI strategy. That number jumps to 44% among Gen Z workers
They need an excuse for why it's not working, so they're blaming jr workers, knowing ceos will come to the conclusion "just fire more people".
Even the way they're phrasing this, makes it sound like the only reason an employee doesn't like AI, is they're a "hater" scared of losing their job.
Do people legitimately not understand any of this? It seems incredibly obvious but this is like the 20th article I've and I don't why people keep spreading this shit
Yes, this tendency is really dangerous in my opinion.
It's not about looking for a scapegoat yet. Its about CEOs actually not understanding why it's not working.
I have such a situation at my work. All the top management know ai only at a level where it seems everything is possible. It's a beautiful level, I remember being at that level, so nice. For a while I tried to explain where the limits are, but I was dismissed as a naysayer every time. So I adapted and decided to kind of get back on that train officially, but route most of my work to where it makes sense.
Its about CEOs actually not understanding why it’s not working.
Half the respondents are from the c-suite...
And the question asked wasn't "are you doing this" it's "do you believe people are doing this".
I literally quoted it because I knew people still wouldn't read the source, but here we are.
"The AI output is always so shitty... the workers must be the problem, they're clearly sabotaging our obviously perfect way to make perfect profits!"
The problem is that LLM's sometimes gets the right answer and then you are like Wow this is the best! And the next minute you are thinking It must be me not giving enough context? Let me try a different model. which then also fails.
Nobody sabotaging anything that manages to shit itself half a step into any task.
AI is undependable at best and kills people at worst. It's a horrible product.
It’s so damn good at writing code though
The research firm sounds really scientific and reliable on their website!
Good for Gen Z.
Good.
This is entirely expected and a foreshadowing of a world to come. Prediction? When robo-taxis are everywhere they'll be a target, too. Driving jobs are one of the last refuges in our economy to earn money when people are out of other options.
It’s not about fear, Fortune