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title: Apparently workers are lying to their bosses about using ChatGPT
description: But that may soon change.
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# [Apparently workers are lying to their bosses about using ChatGPT](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/news/03212023-chatgpt-at-work)

 Written by [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/news/author/jacob-cohen) | Mar 21, 2023 7:48:00 AM

Even as recently as last year, using powerful AI models at work was not on our “Things you’re hiding from your boss” bingo card, but here we are.

A recent survey of 11k+ people on Fishbowl, a social network for professionals, found [43%](https://www.fishbowlapp.com/insights/70-percent-of-workers-using-chatgpt-at-work-are-not-telling-their-boss/) of workers have now used tools like ChatGPT on the job.

The kicker? The survey also found ~70% of them are doing so without their boss knowing.

#### **The rules are being rewritten (by humans… we think)**

Some Wall Street firms including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and Wells Fargo have [banned](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-20/using-chatgpt-at-work-nearly-half-of-firms-are-drafting-policies-on-its-use?sref=3Ac2yX40) the use of AI chatbots, per *Bloomberg*. But only 3% of HR leaders surveyed by Gartner say they’ve instituted such bans.

Many companies are embracing the tools. Gartner’s survey found 48% of HR leaders are working to finalize AI-usage policies, while 34% don’t plan to issue any guidance.

At Microsoft, the company’s new AI tools are being tested with eight Fortune 500 firms.

#### **One known in a sea of unknowns**

Soon enough it’ll become increasingly difficult to *not* use tools like ChatGPT in some way, shape, or form at work.

- OpenAI has made serious progress getting its technology into the office. Last week, it ([quite literally](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7xTBa93TX8)) became a central part of the Office suite.

**Bottom line:** Early adopters are (secretly) already putting AI to work for them, and it appears much of corporate America is preparing to catch up.

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