{
  "id": 5153793,
  "title": "Could AI do half your job? 60% of GCC frontline workers think so",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/could-ai-do-half-your-job-60-of-gcc-frontline-workers-think-so",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-02T19:27:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Business",
    "slug": "arabian-business",
    "url": "https://www.arabianbusiness.com/business/technology/could-ai-do-half-your-job-60-of-gcc-frontline-workers-think-so"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sixty percent of frontline workers in the GCC believe that AI agents could perform at least half of their job responsibilities within three years. This is according to a report by Boston Consulting Group, which also found that 93% of frontline employees in the GCC use AI at least several times a week, with usage among managers and leaders even higher at 95%.\n\nThe adoption of AI is having a significant impact on the amount of time employees save, with 58% of frontline workers saying AI saves them at least eight hours each week, rising to 67% among managers and leaders. The use of AI is also changing the skills expected of workers, with 85% of frontline employees saying AI has altered the skills expected of them in their roles, and 92% of managers and leaders agreeing.\n\nThe GCC's high AI adoption rates reflect a workforce that has moved beyond experimentation into real integration, according to Robert Xu, Managing Director and Partner at BCG X, who was quoted in the Gulf News report.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "AI could do half their job, 60% of GCC workers say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ai-could-do-half-their-job-60-of-gcc-workers-say",
        "published": "2026-09-02T08:54:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}