{
  "id": 10419854,
  "title": "Are your bosses holding back AI knowledge from you? New study suggests top-heavy balance in many firms is hurting workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/are-your-bosses-holding-back-ai-knowledge-from-you-new-study-suggests",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-28T10:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/are-your-bosses-holding-back-ai-knowledge-from-you-new-study-suggests-top-heavy-balance-in-many-firms-is-hurting-workers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent study conducted by Adobe suggests that there exists a significant disparity in the adoption and utilization of AI technologies within organizations. According to the research, 99% of C-suite leaders employ AI tools, while only 41% of regular workers use these technologies. This imbalance in AI usage has led to the implementation of more advanced use cases among business leaders. For instance, 35% of C-suite leaders utilize AI for data analysis, 33% for managing meetings and tasks, and 25% for marketing purposes. In contrast, the most common use case for non-management employees is document creation and editing, accounting for 17% of their AI usage.\n\nThe disparity in AI adoption is not only reflected in the frequency of use but also in the complexity of tasks. While 37% of C-suite leaders claim to save three to five hours per week using AI, only 13% of knowledge workers report similar time-saving benefits. This suggests that the availability of AI, knowledge of its applications, and support for its adoption may vary depending on the type of employee. For example, 74% of C-suite leaders are willing to share documents with AI, while only 20% of other workers feel the same, indicating a significant variation in comfort levels regarding AI integration.\n\nAdobe's report recommends several basic AI use cases to alleviate administrative pressures faced by workers. These include creating drafts and summaries for meetings, emails, and collaborative projects, which can help reduce the need for less creative work and free up time for more productive tasks. However, Adobe also emphasizes the importance of building organization-wide confidence in AI technologies to address the concerns of data security, privacy, and transparency. Currently, data security and privacy concerns (22%) are among the highest challenges to AI adoption. As a result, enterprises may focus on improving these areas to further facilitate the widespread adoption of AI technologies.",
  "summary": "Business leaders are using AI for decision-making, but knowledge workers are barely using it to create documents.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}