In the workplace, today more than ever, using artificial intelligence can make a big difference. What was once a secret or a taboo among employees Now it is a clear advantage and some workers even take advantage of it to stand out.
The change in mentality in recent years that has made those who use AI in their work processes “come out of the closet.” Now knowing how to use AI makes your bosses see you as a qualified employee that they want to keep.
The change in perception. Until recently, admitting that AI was used at work was almost a synonym of cheatersomething that generated distrust among colleagues and bosses and, therefore, had to be hidden. However, as as detailed The Wall Street Journalnow the situation has been reversed. These AI users have become references, and influencers of AI for the rest of their colleagues, which earns them the respect of their superiors.
According to the ‘2024 Labor Trends Index Annual Report‘ Elaborated by Microsoft, 79% of business leaders agree that AI adoption is essential to remain competitive, while 66% acknowledge that they would not hire someone without AI skills. On the other hand, 71% would prefer to hire a candidate with AI skills even if they have less experience in the position.
It is no longer a taboo, it is a “must have“. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, summarizes well this reality: “AI will not take your job, someone who knows how to use it will.” Although in practice it seems that, at least in certain sectors, yes he is doing it.
As and how they assure more and more managers at major technology companies developing AI models, employees who have integrated AI into their daily workflow are already They don’t need to be programming experts. nor engineers. They have simply learned to use it themselves through trial and error to get just the result they need. “It takes practice to know how to write instructions. AI can do anything you want it to do, but it only knows as much as you tell it,” he told The Wall Street Journal Kevin Wei, software product manager and AI popularizer since your YouTube channel LiftoffPM.
AI’s gifted students. More advanced AI users don’t just use these tools occasionally. The Microsoft studio revealed that 75% of so-called “white collar” employees use some type of AI in their daily tasks, and 90% say that this technology helps them save time.
However, for these results to be really useful and not become a black hole junk contentit is necessary to have experienced much more than the rest with different uses of AI and seeks to constantly improve its methods so that AI becomes a central part of your workflow. “You have to train the AI and create a context for it to really reach the desired level. Once you dedicate the necessary time to it, the feeling is incredibly magical,” he confirmed to the WSJ Michael Rueckert, a Claude power user who uses it in his work as a marketing and SEO optimization manager.
If you don’t use AI there is no job. It is increasingly common for job offers to require fluency in the use of AI toolsin the same way that a few years ago it was required to have knowledge of office automation. The impact of mastering AI does not go unnoticed.
According to data collected by the study ‘Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2025‘ prepared by the consulting firm PWC, employees with AI skills tend to receive better salaries, with an average 56% higher than their colleagues, which reflects greater professional valuation. In fact, large technology companies, which have been the first to implement AI there where they couldhave started a kind of template renewalfiring those employees who do not master AI tools by others who do.
Your partner becomes your teacher. The gap between those who use AI and those who do not can also be reduced through training within the companies themselves. However, unlike other areas of knowledge, for the training of employees in AI, companies are betting on promoting collaboration between employees so that they learn from each other, as how he published Bloomberg.
Collaborative learning experiences between employees, such as the one explained Tim Foley, head of AI adoption at Internacional Motors, demonstrates that these learning strategies in the use of AI are more accessible to more workers, enhancing not only individual but also collective performance. That is, employees always have a trusted teacher sitting at the next table.
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