Our latest study “The Future of Work: More than a Machine” explores office workers’ perceptions of technology’s role at work. Here's a look at results from U.S. respondents. Check out the full study showing results from the U.S., U.K. and Germany [https://www.slideshare.net/adobe/the-future-of-work-more-than-a-machine-77270128] and a similar study we released in May 2016 surveying office workers in the U.S., U.K. and India. [http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/aboutadobe/pdfs/Future-of-Work-2016.pdf]

1. Technology enables productivity.
A large majority want to use
artificial intelligence (AI) at work.
Office workers are interested in AI*...
are interested in using intelligent personal
assistants2
(IPAs) for work today.
U.S. office workers say technology will complement
humans, rather than replace them1
.
Giving them creative
suggestions / inspiring content
18%
say better technology would
make their workday easier.
88%
say technology makes
them more productive.
89%
think their jobs will
change in five years.
87%
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MORE THAN A MACHINE
GERMANY
76%
U.S.
72%
U.K .
66%
Reminding them about tasks
49%
Helping with finding or
editing electronic documents
25%
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For more information on the results visit "The Future of Work: More than a Machine."
In a technology-rich future, most office
workers don’t feel very equipped to succeed.
feel “very equipped” to
succeed in the future.
30%
Only
Workers say technology will free
them from menial tasks in the future.
The data points referenced above come from the “Future of Work: More than a Machine” study commissioned by Adobe, conducted as an online survey of
1,042 U.S., 2,026 U.K., and 1,002 German office workers who work with a computer daily. Data was collected from May 17–30, 2017. The margin of error for the
U.S. and German samples is +/- 3% and for the U.K. sample is +/-2%.
This study builds on the May 2016 research study “Work in Progress,” which was conducted among U.S., U.K. and Indian office workers.
1
Results for U.S. office workers unless otherwise indicated.
2Intelligent personal assistants are voice-activated devices used today for such tasks as getting information from the web, making to-do lists, etc.
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*Those U.S. workers interested in using IPAs for work.
office workers say their job
could not be carried out by a
machine in its entirety.
2 OUT
OF 3
of menial office tasks will be
done by a machine / technology
in the next 20 years.
63%