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The findings come as companies increasingly seek employee data and institutional knowledge to develop AI tools
Workers are increasingly withholding their expertise from colleagues as fears grow that companies could use their knowledge to train artificial intelligence (AI) systems that eventually replace them, Fast Company reports.
The findings come as companies increasingly seek employee data and institutional knowledge to develop AI tools capable of performing workplace tasks.
Other companies have turned institutional knowledge into AI resources. McKinsey & Co., for example, developed Lilli, an internal generative AI platform that draws from the consulting firm’s research and expertise.
But some of the knowledge employers hope to transfer cannot easily be captured through documents, workflows, or workplace activity. Experienced workers often make decisions based on judgment developed over years, including recognizing patterns, exceptions, and subtle warning signs that may not appear in written procedures.
Research suggests concerns about AI could make employees less willing to share that expertise. A three-wave study involving 348 knowledge workers found that collaboration between employees and AI increased feelings of job insecurity, which in turn contributed to workers hiding knowledge.
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