But employees are worried about losing their jobs due to artificial intelligence

 (Artificial Intelligence threatens jobs - Expressive)

A poll reveals Americans' willingness to replace presidents with a robot

The idea of artificial intelligence assuming administrative positions has begun to raise widespread controversy in the labor market, after a recent survey showed that a growing segment of Americans are open to working under the management of a “robot.”

According to a poll conducted by Quinnipiac University and published on Monday, 15% of participants said they would be willing to work in a job where the direct manager is an artificial intelligence-based program that distributes tasks and sets work schedules. The survey included 1,397 adults in the United States, and was conducted between March 19 and 23, 2026, addressing issues of artificial intelligence adoption, confidence levels, and job concerns associated with it.

Although the majority still prefer a human manager, the use of artificial intelligence in managerial roles is witnessing a significant expansion, even if it has not yet reached the stage of managing entire teams directly. In this context, companies such as Workday have launched smart tools capable of performing administrative tasks such as submitting and approving expense reports on behalf of employees.

Amazon also began implementing work systems based on artificial intelligence to reduce some middle management tasks, which was accompanied by the layoff of thousands of managers. The experiments did not stop there, as engineers at Uber developed an artificial intelligence model that simulates CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, with the aim of reviewing presentations before actually presenting them to him.

This transformation within organizations is seen as part of a broader trend known as “great flattening”, where layers of management are gradually being reduced, with expectations of the emergence of huge companies operating with a very limited number of employees thanks to complete automation.

On the other hand, Americans do not hide their concern about the repercussions of this transformation on the future of jobs, as 70% of survey participants indicated their belief that progress in artificial intelligence will lead to a reduction in job opportunities. 30% of workers also expressed varying fears that these technologies would directly cause them to lose their jobs.