Adobe: 99% of C-suite leaders use AI vs just 41% of regular workers

New Adobe Acrobat research found a stark AI adoption gap in UK workplaces: 99% of C-suite leaders use AI tools compared with only 41% of non-management employees. Leaders apply AI to data analysis (35%), meeting and task management (33%) and marketing (25%), while regular workers mostly use it for document creation and editing (17%).

• 99% of C-suite leaders use AI versus 41% of non-management staff
• 37% of leaders save 3–5 hours a week with AI, compared with 13% of knowledge workers
• 74% of leaders are willing to share documents with AI, versus 20% of other workers
• Data security and privacy concerns cited by 22% as a top adoption blocker