A new study from Stagwell’s Harris Poll and Milken Institute finds that a significant gap exists between what business leaders are saying about their companies’ AI readiness and the reality of the situation.   

Eighty-five percent of business leaders admit to feeling pressure to appear further with their firm’s AI implementation plans than they actually are and almost as many (80%) admitted that while they “talk a good AI game” publicly they are still trying to figure out the technology.  

Sixty-one percent of employees say their leadership “barely talks about AI” internally, while 41% report they have received no meaningful AI support from their employer in the past 12 months.  

And 68% of workers say they are navigating the AI transition largely on their own.  

The study is the latest installment of the Harris Poll Listening Project with the Milken Institute. This year’s study included surveys of 2000 US adults 18 plus, including 1,280 workers and a separate poll of 500 business leaders at the vice-presidential level or higher at businesses generating $2 billion or more in revenue.   

See the full report here.