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2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report

AI at Work Is Here. Now Comes the Hard Part

Employees want AI, leaders are looking for a path forward.

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Work Trend Index Special Report

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Editor's Pick

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Quick Read

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Trending

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Podcast

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Generative AI

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Work Trend Index Special Report

A colorful abstract illustration of icons that represent different professions, including the legal field and cybersecurity. 

Editor's Pick

The silhouette of a person looking out at an eye chart. Most letters are blurred, with the letters 'AI' in perfect focus.

2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report

AI at Work Is Here. Now Comes the Hard Part

Employees want AI, leaders are looking for a path forward.

A color photo of the professional services company EY’s Global Vice Chair Marna Ricker is surrounded by a colorful illustration

Quick Read

An illustration of athletes at the center of a playfield forming a human pyramid and collaboratively holding a giant golden trophy aloft. They are surrounded by a swirl of golden stars.

Trending

A colorful photo-illustration of Sal Khan, founder of the Khan Academy and author of the newly released book Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing).

Podcast

An illustration showing a job application indicating that the job seeker cares about Copilot access as well as things like growth and opportunity

Generative AI

Generative AI

AI will revolutionize work. Learn how

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Customer Zero

Our Year with Copilot: What Microsoft Has Learned About AI at Work

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Podcast

Charles Lamanna on AI’s Next Big Role

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Reinvention

How Business Leaders Are Using Copilot Right Now

Practical Guidance

The WorkLab Guides

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AI + Field Service

How AI Can Give Field Service Technicians a Boost

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AI + Customer Service

How AI Can Empower Customer Service Agents

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AI + Sellers

How Sellers Can Use AI to Better Engage with Customers

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AI + Marketers

How Marketers Can Use AI to Unlock Breakthrough Creativity

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Leadership

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  1. How Copilot Turns Everyone Into A Manager
  2. Author Kate O’Neill on Why Leaders Should Embrace Optimism amid Uncertainty
  3. Satya Nadella Talks to Adam Grant about the Future of Work

Culture

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  1. What New Terms Like ‘Goblin Mode’ Reveal about Work
  2. What People Want in a Job Right Now
  3. Want to Be More Productive? Think about Sustainability

Innovation

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  1. How Do You Measure the Value of AI at Work?
  2. How AI Can Help Build More Intentional Meetings
  3. Five Key Principles for Implementing an AI Strategy Across Your Organization

Collaboration

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  1. When It Comes to AI, Don’t Build 'Islands of Intelligence'
  2. With Copilot, Every Meeting Is a ‘Digital Artifact’
  3. The Key Ingredient in Every Copilot Conversation

Performance

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  1. AI Data Drop: The 11-by-11 Tipping Point
  2. How AI Can Help You Have Smarter, More Thoughtful Conversations
  3. To Build AI Into Your Work Habits, Picture a Pyramid

Wellbeing

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  1. These 5 New Habits Will Help You Get the Most Out of AI
  2. How This ESPN Leader Works Now: A Paper Planner, Next-Gen AI, and a ‘Snow White’ Garden
  3. How I Hybrid: Meditation, the Perfect Pen, and Drawing Boundaries
In the News
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How AI can help you banish bad meetings

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How to Create AI Champions in Your Organization

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BBC

AI optimism: How embracing artificial intelligence is getting workers ahead

CNBC

Here are the top skills you will need for an ‘A.I.-powered future,’ according to new Microsoft data

Microsoft

AI Anthology: A collection of essays on the future of AI

Additional research on the future of work

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