Our team at Udacity just surveyed 2,500 tech workers across disciplines, industries, and seniority levels about how they're using AI in the workplace. Here's what we learned.
Despite an uncertain future, tech workers are seeing a number of benefits from AI use in the workplace—with many eagerly experimenting with the latest tools. According to our data, 43% of workers are already using agentic AI at least once per day in their work.
As they do, tech pros are seeing a number of benefits. 7 in 10 say AI use in their work has improved productivity and creativity, while 4 in 10 reported reduced stress levels, improved work-life balance, and better decision making.
They're also discovering just how much AI will likely transform roles, teams, and companies:
61% of workers believe AI could replace their current role within the next three to five years. This finding was consistent across various job functions, industries, and even seniority levels, underscoring the evolution every role will likely undergo to meet the needs of the ever-evolving workplace.
63% of workers say AI could replace most or all of their current team members in the next 3–5 years. This view was fairly consistent regardless of job function, seniority, or industry.
58% of workers say AI could replace most or all of their organization’s core products and services within the next three to five years—highlighting just how important it is for individuals, teams, and companies to retool, upskill, and reinvent to thrive in the AI economy.
3 Ways to Close the Agentic AI Skills Gap
Our team wants to help workers meet the moment to reinvent their careers, teams, and organizations. That's why we just launched a comprehensive set of agentic AI upskilling courses and Nanodegree programs. Here's the rundown:
For developers and engineers
Udacity’s rigorous Agentic AI Nanodegree program covers multi-agent systems, agentic workflows, and framework-agnostic foundations. Courses in the program include:
- Prompting for effective LLM reasoning and planning
- Agentic workflows
- Building agents
- Designing multi-agent systems
For executives
Udacity’s new Agentic AI for Business Leaders course is now part of Udacity’s AI for Business Leaders Nanodegree program, which includes modules on:
- The business value of AI agents
- How to evaluate agentic AI solutions
- Implementation considerations and change management for agentic AI
- Strategic planning for agentic AI
- Agentic AI risk management and governance
For “non-technical” roles
Udacity’s Agentic AI Fluency course is for professionals who want to integrate AI agents into their workflows, enhance efficiency, and stay competitive.
You’ll learn to work confidently alongside AI agents in modern workflows and harness them without writing a line of code — including learning how agents operate, where they add value, and how to leverage AI-driven tools to enhance productivity, decision-making, and efficiency across industries. You’ll even build your own AI agent using intuitive no-code tools, gaining real-world experience to thrive in the AI-driven workplace.
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