AI Angst: The Emotional Cost of Innovation, Unveiling New European Research at UNLEASH World 2025

Oct 22, 2025 — 10:05 am - 10:30 AM
Stage SO3

Future of WorkOrganizational DesignAutomation

Description

As AI adoption accelerates, a quieter crisis is emerging: anxiety, resistance and emotional fatigue across European workplaces. While leaders tout the promise of AI, a growing disconnect between vision and workforce sentiment is threatening transformation success. This exclusive UNLEASH World presentation unveils new European research combining behavioural science, cultural diagnostics and psychological ergonomics to unpack the true challenge of integrating AI: the human one. Drawing on cross-industry insights, US to EU comparative data, and fresh case examples, this session will help HR and transformation leaders understand how to foster trust, manage risk appetite, and redesign work environments where people, not just systems, can thrive Key Takeaways: • Exclusive European findings: new data on emotional responses to AI in the workplace • Why trust, identity, and risk appetite are now the core blockers to AI integration • Introducing "psychological ergonomics" as a new framework for AI readiness • Lessons from the DOGE transformation effort: what goes wrong when efficiency trumps empathy • What's next: practical steps for leaders to close the empowerment gap and lead human-centered change

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