Professionals bullish on AI boosting productivity, Thomson Reuters report finds

Professionals view generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a means of boosting their productivity by augmenting workflows and are largely unconcerned about the large-scale replacement of jobs, according to a new report by Thomson Reuters.

The new report, which was released Tuesday, surveyed 1,200 professionals from around the world. Roughly two-thirds of respondents said they expect AI will have a transformational or high impact on their professions over the next five years, in addition to creating new career paths in their fields along with more roles that don’t require traditional legal or tax qualifica