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Feb 24, 2026
Keeping workers invested in the AI age

AI’s impact on work will lead to a job unbundling where tasks, rather than specific jobs, will become the future of work. At the World Economic Forum’s 56th Annual Meeting at Davos, ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson shares her insights on transitioning workers to focus on the most important tasks that will drive their productivity and value. For more insights from Davos, click here.

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How to cultivate talent in the healthcare industry

As industry-specific trends emerge, insight into talent dynamics becomes a real advantage in hiring and retention. ADP’s Christian Gomez spoke with Linda McHugh and Tria Deibert from Hackensack Meridian Health about the unique talent needs of the healthcare industry and what HR leaders need to know to build and sustain strong teams. For more, visit this link

Jan 22, 2026
How is AI changing early career skills?

The growing use of AI is changing many jobs around the world, and those early in their careers may experience the biggest impact. ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson speaks at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting about how schools and businesses may need to change the way they think about early career skills development. To access the full session from the World Economic Forum in Davos, visit https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/chief-economists-briefing-what-to-expect-in-2026/

Dec 4, 2025
Using data to build a winning talent strategy

An organization’s talent strategy is its long-term plan to build a strong workforce. ADP’s Christian Gomez speaks with Linda McHugh and Tria Deibert from Hackensack Meridian Health about their data-driven approach to supporting their people and fueling a winning talent strategy. For more, visit http://adp.com/Talent

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The Data: Most workers think AI will affect their jobs. They disagree on how.

An ADP Research Institute survey asked nearly 35,000 private-sector workers in 18 countries what role they think AI will play in their work over the next few years.

Find key findings from this research below. To view the entire story, click here to visit the ADP Research Institute’s Data Lab.

This research is also featured in Issue 6 of the ADP Research Institute’s quarterly Today at Work.

Key Findings

  • Most workers believe AI will affect their job. Eighty-five percent of workers believe AI will impact their job in the next two to three years. Those same workers are split on whether they think AI will help them in the workplace or replace some of their job functions.
    • 19% believe AI will help them save time on a daily basis
    • 25% believe AI will occasionally help them with certain tasks
    • 28% believe AI will replace some of their existing functions
    • 13% believe AI will replace most of their existing functions
    • For reference, 8% believe AI will have no impact, while 7% don’t know enough about AI to make a selection
       
  • Location matters. Worker sentiment about AI varies regionally. Survey respondents in Latin America are the most likely to think AI will help them with their work.
    • 55% of respondents in Latin America believe AI will help them in the next two to three years, compared to...
    • 45% in Asia Pacific
    • 38% in North America
    • 32% in Europe
       
  • Worker confidence plays a role. Workers who think AI will help them have more confidence in their skills and are more likely to say they have the skills necessary to advance their career.
    • 70% of respondents who believe AI will help them save time on a daily basis say they have the skills needed to advance their career to the next job level within three years, compared to...
    • 65% who believe AI will occasionally help them with certain tasks
    • 54% who believe it will have no impact
    • 58% who believe it will replace some of their existing functions
    • 45% who believe it will replace most of their existing functions
    • 49% who don’t know enough about AI to make a selection
       
  • Younger workers believe AI will affect them. But the younger the workers, the more evenly split they are on whether AI will help them or replace their job functions.
    • 45% of 18- to 24-year-olds believe AI will help them in the next two to three years, compared to...
    • 45% of 25- to 34-year-olds
    • 43% of 35- to 44-year-olds
    • 39% of 45- to 54-year-olds
    • 36% of 55-year-olds and up