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    <label>Chart 1-B: Workers expect artificial intelligence to improve their productivity regardless of whether they currently use it at work</label>
    <description><![CDATA[Over the next year  , what are the chances that AI will...? (Share of respondents assigning more than a 50% probability to each outcome; job and salary outcomes are shown as net impacts)

AI is artificial intelligence. Each bar reports the share of respondents who assigned a probability greater than 50% to a given AI‑related outcome. For hours worked, the underlying question asked about fewer hours; we reversed the sign so the bar reflects more hours worked. For job and salary outcomes, the bars show net impacts: the share expecting their salary to increase or help them find new job opportunities minus the share expecting their salary to decrease or cause them to lose their job. In 2026Q1, among respondents currently working, 35% stated they don't use AI at work, 60% said they use AI at work, and 5% were not sure.]]></description>
    <link>https://www.bankofcanada.ca/?p=252732</link>
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