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2026-06-17
Is AI a Threat to the Jobs Market?
In the CBOS May survey 2.2% of respondents said they had lost their jobs or received fewer commissions because of the introduction of AI. Although this is a small percentage, when extrapolated to cover all Polish adults it amounts to 669,000 people who have directly experienced the negative effects of AI.
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Research results show that the following people are most likely to suffer job losses or fewer commissions on account of AI being introduced into private or public sector workplaces:
- young people
- the well-educated
- administrative and office workers
- residents of larger cities
More on this subject in the CBOS report.
This ‘Current Events and Problems’ survey (433) was conducted using a mixed-mode procedure on a representative sample of named adult residents of Poland, randomly selected from the National Identity Number (PESEL) register. Respondents independently selected one of the following methods: Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI); Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI), respondents receiving researchers’ telephone numbers in an introductory letter from CBOS; Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI), where respondents filled in the online questionnaire independently, gaining access by means of a login and password provided in an introductory letter from CBOS. In all three cases the questionnaire had the same structure and comprised the same questions. The survey was carried out between 7 – 17 May 2026 inclusive on a sample of 1041 people (63.6% using the CAPI method, 19.4% CATI and 17.0% CAWI). CBOS has been conducting statutory research using the above procedure since May 2020, stating in each case the percentage of personal, telephone and internet interviews.
