{"slug": "ai-continues-to-bypass-half-of-the-workforce", "title": "AI Continues To Bypass Half Of The Workforce", "summary": "A new report from Slack's Workforce Lab finds that 52% of desk workers have never used AI tools, with 68% of non-office workers lacking access, highlighting a growing divide in AI adoption. The report, based on a survey of over 10,000 workers, reveals that only 36% of desk workers have received AI training, and 41% say their companies lack clear AI guidelines. Slack's chief customer officer, Brian Elliott, stated, 'The biggest barrier to AI adoption is not technology, but people and processes.'", "body_md": "# AI Continues To Bypass Half Of The Workforce\n\nBy Joe McKendrick, Senior ContributorSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Lack of AI\n\n[training](/glossary/training)and disconnected systems elude workers outside the officeGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-continues-to-bypass-half-of-the-workforce", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/ai-continues-to-bypass-half-of-the-workforce-tao8", "published_at": "2026-08-22 15:01:26+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-22 16:13:52.949961+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Slack", "Workforce Lab", "Brian Elliott"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-continues-to-bypass-half-of-the-workforce", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-continues-to-bypass-half-of-the-workforce.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-continues-to-bypass-half-of-the-workforce.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-continues-to-bypass-half-of-the-workforce.jsonld"}}