AI is feared globally as the destroyer of jobs

A new Pew global survey shows that in 34 of 37 countries, people are more likely to believe AI will destroy jobs than create them, with especially strong concern in wealthier markets like the US, Australia, and South Korea. For CIOs and technology leaders, this signals that AI adoption is now as much a workforce and trust challenge as a technical one: successful deployment will require clear workforce impact planning, reskilling, and governance to avoid accelerating inequality perceptions and internal resistance.