Generative AI in the Workplace: Experts Warn Against Under-Prepared Employees and the Lack of AI Policy
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 16 Sept 2025
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- 2
- Australian
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- 17 Sept 2025, 05:01 pm
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Generative AI is upending workplace norms. Executives need to carefully consider policy and training.
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The article explores the challenges associated with the rapid implementation of generative AI in workplace settings. It emphasizes the potential risks of having under-prepared employees and a lack of appropriate AI policies, which can lead to confusion and anxiety. The piece highlights the importance of developing comprehensive AI policies and providing sufficient training to ensure employees and organizations can harness AI advancements effectively and safely. The discussion is particularly relevant in the context of global AI governance frameworks and workplace safety standards. While the article touches on crucial aspects of integrating AI into existing workplace structures, it lacks a direct focus on catastrophic or existential AI risks.
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TechnologyAIPrint articleSian PowellSep 18, 2025 – 5.00amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginA potentially revolutionary productivity booster, generative artificial intelligence is a tool that can backfire, leaving under-prepared employees confused and anxious.Executives need to carefully consider AI policy and training to reassure nervous staff members and rein in those who will leap ahead and experiment with AI in a potentially damaging way, says Shaun Davies, founder of the Sydney-based AI Training Company start-up, and a former AI content specialist at Microsoft and Google.Loading...SaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreFetching latest articlesDion Lee lost his business. He’s backLauren SamsThe one dish worth $1.4m a year to this iconic Sydney restaurantThe CEO who found her mojo when she demoted herselfWhy this CEO asks job candidates to describe their desk to himSally Patten, Iona Rennie and Rachael BoltonWhy this CEO left private equity to run a beauty retailerHow this top lawyer made partner at 29These Sardinian drops let you sip on centuries of traditionMax AllenTipping is out, Vegemite is in on this new Aussie-made river cruiserWhy luxury cruises are heading inlandPub and pokies king Sam Arnaout issued please explain by corporate copPrimrose Riordan and Greg BearupRich Lister and Toga founder Ervin Vidor dies at 92Inside the private group with more revenue than Hancock Prospecting