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MetLife Study Finds AI Acceleration Is Creating New Concerns in Today’s Workplace
NEW YORK, March 16, 2026--As the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace accelerates, MetLife’s 24th Annual U.S. Employee Benefit Trends Study (EBTS) reveals, alongside other findings, a workforce both optimistic about the technology’s efficiency gains and concerned about how technological change is reshaping work, well‑being and long‑term security.
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