1 in 5 US workers now delegates tasks to AI over colleagues

A representative survey by Epoch AI found that 20% of employed Americans hand off at least one work task to AI that a human used to do, and most accept the AI's output with little or no editing.

Why it matters: This is a concrete adoption data point beyond simple usage-rate surveys - it shows AI already substituting for human collaboration in a meaningful share of workplaces, and the low editing rates suggest workers are trusting AI output more readily than expected, with implications for quality control and accountability.