The AI capability illusion
We asked 1,000 UK workers to rate their AI skills. Then we tested them.
The full report breaks down data across sectors, generations and capability levels, giving you a detailed view of why confidence rarely equals capability in the modern workplace.
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It breaks down all the benchmark data across sectors, generations and capability levels, giving you a detailed view of why confidence rarely equals capability in the modern workplace.
- 72% vs 19%
72% said they could explain how AI works. 19% actually could when tested.
- 67% vs 45%
what people said they could do, against what they showed on the test.
- 1 in 4
put confidential information into a public AI tool.
- 3 in 10
acted on an AI recommendation without checking it.