Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index: a survey of 20K AI users finds 65% fear falling behind, but only 13% report being rewarded for experimenting with AI at work
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Jared Spataro
Jared Spataro
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The shift underway isn't a productivity upgrade — it's a reordering of how work gets done. Spend time with any software engineering team right now …
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Matt Firestone
Matt Firestone
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65% of AI users fear falling behind if they don't use AI to adapt quickly, yet 45% say it feels safer to stay focused on current goals than redesign work with AI. …
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@toddbishop
@toddbishop
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Microsoft's new workplace AI research finds that workers are adopting AI faster than their companies can keep up. The 2026 Work Trend Index looks at what's holding organizations back and identifies a group of advanced users it calls “Frontier Professionals.”
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@thekenyeung
Ken Yeung
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Microsoft has a name for your rarest AI worker: the Frontier Professional. Only 16% of AI users qualify. It's the main finding of this year's Work Trend Index. So how are these unicorns created? #WTI #AI #enterprise https://theaieconomy.substack.com/ ...
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@microsoft365
@microsoft365
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Work is changing fast. The 2026 Work Trend Index shows how Copilot is helping teams meet the moment. Copilot Cowork helps you delegate work across desktop & mobile, while agentic features in Copilot help move work forward. Read more: https://www.microsoft.com/...
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@microsoft
@microsoft
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As AI and agents take on execution, our own agency expands. The question is whether organizations are built to capture it. The 2026 #WorkTrendIndex Report is now live: https://blogs.microsoft.com/ ... [image]
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Sophie Wade
Sophie Wade
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Does corporate culture matter in the age of AI? — In fact, culture affects AI's impact most of all. — Leaders want employees to feel AI's impact: …