# Why 80% of workers are rejecting ai mandates | Nick Lichtenberg

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Podcast: [The Tech Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tech-report-7700174)
Published: 2026-04-14T17:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-tech-report/episodes/80-of-workers-are-rejecting-ai-mandates
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“If workers felt like someone was trying to actually listen to them a their issues with AI… then the anger could come down a bit.” Fortune Business Editor Nick Lichtenberg talks to The Tech Report’s Isaac Pound about the state of AI’s adoption into the workplace and why workers are left feeling angry and disenfranchised by executive pressure to AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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