SMB AI adoption outpaces workforce readiness, Insperity research finds

• Insperity research found SMBs balancing AI and people investment reported approximately twice as strong results across workforce and leadership measures.
• 75% of SMB leaders use or experiment with AI; only 40% feel very prepared to manage the workforce transition.
• While 83% primarily use AI to augment employees, 53% of the same employers are actively seeking AI-driven headcount reductions.
• Employees perceiving balanced investment in AI and people were more than twice as likely to trust employer AI use: 38% versus 18%.
• Lack of human understanding topped employee concerns about AI-influenced decisions at 52%, ahead of data privacy and job loss.

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