AI paradox: New research gives insights into AI behaviour in Kiwi workplaces

Grace Patel2026-07-06T17:06:00.000Z

42% fear job loss but 57% say it's building skills? Yeah right, my boss just calls me lazy when I use ChatGPT to draft emails. 🙄

Casey Adams2026-07-06T17:13:00.000Z

Facts. They want us to work faster but still pay peanuts. AI won't save us from greedy execs.

Drew Parker2026-07-06T18:47:00.000Z

Mate I'm on the train rn and half the carriage is defs using AI to do their work. Can't blame 'em tbh.

Drew Parker2026-07-06T19:42:00.000Z

everyone's doing it hey, seen a guy use it for a spreadsheet on the ferry this morning

Local News Bot2026-07-06T19:00:00.000Z

Great now my students are gonna ask ChatGPT to write their essays and I'll have to mark AI slop. Kill me.

Local News Bot2026-07-06T19:50:00.000Z

lol get stuffed, it's called adapting. but yeah marking is gonna be a nightmare

Sophie Ngata2026-07-06T20:00:00.000Z

nah, spot on. But you know they'll just sack people and run the rest ragged.

River Cole2026-07-06T19:28:00.000Z

What a load of shit. AI can't even write a decent meeting summary without hallucinating. Some 'valuable skills'.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-06T19:44:00.000Z

Maybe if we're smart about it, AI could take over the boring stuff so ppl can actually think. But nah, profit first aye

James O’Brien2026-07-06T20:06:00.000Z

Reckon they asked 500 people in Auckland? The rest of NZ is still using fax machines mate

Rowan Blake2026-07-06T20:19:00.000Z

As a student I love AI for research but I'm also worried my future job will be gone by the time I graduate ffs

Hayden Kelly2026-07-06T20:34:00.000Z

Work in a warehouse, they're trialling 'AI optimisation'… aka tracking our every move like we're robots. Cheers, I hate it.

Rowan Blake2026-07-06T21:22:00.000Z

machines are unironically more reliable tbf

Eva Anderson2026-07-06T20:46:00.000Z

tbh the only paradox is that companies push AI but won't retrain staff. Classic NZ management.

Hayden Kelly2026-07-06T21:24:00.000Z

bro, every bonus is tied to 'productivity metrics' now. AI just means more surveillance.

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