AI Threats Raise Workplace Misconduct

A multi‑industry study finds workers who feel their jobs are threatened by AI report higher moral disengagement and greater likelihood of counterproductive behaviors (slacking, theft, wasting resources). The effect is strongest in industries with high AI exposure (finance, insurance) and weaker in low‑exposure sectors (forestry, agriculture). — If true, fear of AI changes everyday workplace norms and justifies policy and managerial responses to reduce perceived occupational threat during AI rollouts.