WorkClone Research
Original research on how AI is reshaping Australian work, from job displacement to data governance and the tools people actually use.
Australian workers believe 14% of all AI-driven job losses have been deliberately hidden from them
A national survey of working Australians finds a wide gap between the AI-driven job cuts employers disclose and the ones workers believe are happening, and a clear majority now want the law to close it.
Read the research →NSW Government backed a renewables mandate for data centre operators that only 30% of residents wanted, while 44% preferred a levy the government rejected
Residents overwhelmingly want government action on the electricity costs of data centres, but the government chose the delivery method fewest people backed, and trust in operators is at rock bottom.
Read the research →Australians don’t want to rent their AI future. They want to own it.
92% of Australians want domestic AI capability built locally rather than imported, but only 12% are willing to sacrifice safety standards to get it faster.
Read the research →Approved AI tools have failed to eliminate shadow IT; instead, they’ve doubled it, as 59% of businesses now manage twice as many unsanctioned platforms alongside their enterprise deployments
Rolling out a sanctioned AI tool has not contained shadow IT. Employees run multiple platforms at once, and sensitive data moves through personal tools with no material difference in handling.
Read the research →More than 3 million Australian workers are feeding sensitive data into AI tools at companies where 40% have no governance framework whatsoever
AI has become the fastest technology uptake in a generation, and safeguards have not kept pace, leaving millions of Australians’ personal and financial data exposed with minimal organisational oversight.
Read the research →