New survey data from leading business technology authority Tech.co has revealed that 67% of business leaders would trust AI to drive their company vehicles. 

In addition, half of business leaders (50%) are even considering replacing their current human-driven company vehicles with AI-powered self-driving vehicles. 

Subtle use of AI technology is already being implemented to enhance business transportation. For example, all of the best route planning software uses some form of AI to power routing. Despite this, the use of artificial intelligence in US commercial vehicles is yet to be fully realized, and continues to face legal concerns. However, Tech.co’s new data reveals that the majority of surveyed business managers are keen to embrace self-driving company vehicles, especially due to their efficiency-enhancing benefits.

70% of respondents think that AI self-driving company vehicles could complete business transportation tasks more efficiently than human drivers. It’s easy to see the appeal, considering an artificial intelligence that can drive a vehicle avoids all the complications experienced by a human driver – whether that be low visibility during nighttime driving, or requiring legally mandated time off driving to rest. 

AI is accelerating into the future of company vehicles — or at least according to the 73% of respondents who say they believe self-driving company vehicles will grow in popularity over the next five years.

Tech.co’s Fleet Expert, Adam Rowe, comments: “Many commercial fleets in the United States are still struggling to replace their vehicles due in part to years of supply chain disruptions. This new survey indicates they are more than open to making those overdue investments into self-driving vehicles. The big question that remains: Can AI advance fast enough within the next few years to actually make self-driving trucks fully safe for public roads across America?”

Regardless of AI’s increased efficiency, no corners should be cut when it comes to roadside safety. 83% of business leaders Tech.co polled think that clear AI regulation needs to be established for AI-powered company vehicles. 

Lawmakers are already laying out regulations surrounding the use of self-driving commercial fleets on public roads. A bill passed the California Senate this month to require the presence of a human safety operator for each self-driving truck operating in the state. That’s effectively a ban on self-driving trucks across the nation’s most populated state. But this bill was later vetoed by California Governor Gavin Newsom. We are yet to see if full automation can arrive for company vehicles across the US, but Tech.co’s survey findings make one development clear: if self-driving company vehicles do reach the market, business leaders are likely to be ready and waiting with open checkbooks.

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The meteoric rise of generative AI tools has emphasized the need for complex ethical AI frameworks to govern its application in the workplace. Without these ethical frameworks, the technology risks threatening human roles and intellectual property in morally dubious and potentially harmful ways. 

With new ethical questions relating to AI’s usage emerging every day, Tech.co surveyed a group of business leaders on the use of AI tools in the workplace. When asked if they felt it ethical for employees to use AI tools such as ChatGPT without their employer’s permission, 68.5% said that employees shouldn’t be using AI tools without permission from an employer, manager, or supervisor. 

The survey also revealed that AI ethics has divided business leaders on who should take responsibility for AI mistakes made in the workplace. Almost a third of respondents (31.9%) lay the blame solely on the employees operating the tool. Just over a quarter (26.1%), on the other hand, believe that all three parties – the AI tool, the employee, and the manager share some responsibility for the mistake.

Businesses across the globe are continuing to leverage artificial intelligence – from AI-optimized website builders to project management software providers. While it remains uncertain whether new AI-powered tools such as ClickUp’s new AI Writing Assistant will aid productivity or drive job replacement, major tech companies and governmental bodies are pioneering AI ethics by establishing guidelines on how to implement the tool in an ethical manner. 

A number of major US-based authorities have already started implementing AI ethical frameworks. In October 2022, the Whitehouse released a nonbinding blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, designed to guide responsible use of AI in the US using 5 key principles. The United Nations has also outlined 10 principles for governing the ethical use of AI within their inter-governmental system.

Meanwhile, major tech organization Microsoft has released 6 key principles to underline responsible AI usage. These principles include fairness, transparency, privacy and security, inclusiveness, accountability, reliability and safety. 

A draft version of the EU’s new AI Act, which aims to promote safe and trustworthy AI development, has also recently been agreed upon and will now be negotiated by the Council of the European Union and EU member states.

Tech.co’s Lead Writer Aaron Drapkin shares his thoughts:

“There exists a myriad of ethical questions relating to AI systems that need immediate attention, spanning from the correct ways to conduct explorative AI research to the appropriate maintenance and usage of AI tools.

While governments scramble to implement regulatory frameworks designed to govern the responsible research and development of AI systems, businesses are being presented with novel use cases every day that bring with them pertinent questions relating to employee transparency, privacy and individual responsibility.

It’s hard to shake the feeling that, in many ways, we’re behind the curve when it comes to deciding how we should morally navigate questions posed by our use of artificial intelligence. Of course, rapid technological innovation is often associated with abundant benefits – but in the context of AI, the most high-reward areas are also often the most high risk. This means that careful consideration of the ethical implications of AI usage and implementation must be at the forefront of decision making, from day-to-day business uses to state-funded research.” 

The more inventive uses that businesses find for ChatGPT and other AI tools, the more questions will arise about how to use them ethically. Companies with team members already leveraging AI tools should provide clear guidelines on precisely how and when they should be using these tools – this is key to avoiding the negative consequences that can occur when AI tools are misapplied.

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• Business leaders think that, on average, more than a quarter of their current workload can be completed by AI

• 52% said that ChatGPT and similar AI tools would never replace an entire role in their business

New survey data from leading business technology authority Tech.co has revealed that 47% of company decision-makers are considering using AI tools to carry out tasks instead of hiring new employees. 

Tech.co surveyed a global cohort of business leaders across a variety of sectors to discover how AI tools are affecting their firm and personal workload. The survey revealed that business leaders believe that, on average, more than a quarter (26.8%) of their current personal workload could be completed by ChatGPT or similar tools. 

Since ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022, the AI tool has gained more than 100 million active users every month. Its ability to help employees across the globe to efficiently carry out day-to-day tasks poses a potential threat to human credentials. As AI tools have the ability to significantly increase employee productivity, projects carried out by humans could become increasingly vulnerable to automation.

Some project management software providers are already working on plans to use artificial intelligence to streamline task management. For example, it’s now possible to join a waitlist to use ClickUp’s new AI tool, which could help users with tasks like writing proposals and drafting emails. 

But despite its growing popularity, Tech.co’s survey findings show some skepticism over whether ChatGPT could replace entire roles, as 52% of business leaders said that ChatGPT and similar AI tools would never replace an entire role in their business. 

Tech.co’s Lead Writer Aaron Drapkin comments: “AI tools are rapidly changing the way employees deliver tasks across a broad range of industries. Everything from coding to legal advice can now be carried out by AI – and ChatGPT has only been available to the public for around six months. Although respondents to our survey seemed divided on whether ChatGPT or similar AI tools could soon replace an entire role, with new use cases arising almost every day, the future of business and its relationship with AI is becoming increasingly unpredictable. It could majorly impact hiring going forward – and for some businesses, it already is.”

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