A Poll Reveals Americans' Readiness to Replace Presidents with Robots

SadaNews - The idea of artificial intelligence taking on managerial roles has sparked widespread debate in the labor market, as a recent survey shows that an increasing segment of Americans has become open to working under the management of a "robot".

According to a survey conducted by Quinnipiac University and published on Monday, 15% of participants stated that they would be willing to work in a job where the direct supervisor is an AI-based program responsible for task distribution and setting work schedules.

The survey included 1,397 adults in the United States and was conducted between March 19 and 23, 2026, addressing issues of AI adoption, confidence levels, and related job concerns.

Although the majority still prefers a human manager, the use of AI in managerial roles is noticeably expanding, even if it has not yet reached the stage of directly managing entire teams.

In this context, companies like Workday have launched smart tools capable of performing administrative tasks such as submitting and approving expense reports on behalf of employees.

Amazon has also begun implementing AI-based work systems to reduce some roles in middle management, coinciding with the layoffs of thousands of managers.

The experiments have not stopped there, as engineers at Uber have developed an AI model that mimics CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, aimed at reviewing presentations before they are actually presented to him.

This shift within organizations is viewed as part of a larger trend known as the "great flattening", where layers of management are gradually reduced, with expectations of huge companies operating with a very limited number of employees thanks to full automation.

Conversely, Americans do not hide their concerns about the implications of this shift for the future of jobs, as 70% of survey participants indicated that they believe advancements in AI will lead to reduced job opportunities.

Additionally, 30% of workers expressed varying degrees of concern that these technologies could directly cause them to lose their jobs.