Gallup: Tech Workers Who Skip AI Face Triple the Layoff Probability — 18% vs. 6% in Survey of 23,000+ US Workers

A Gallup survey of more than 23,000 US workers finds that tech employees who use AI less than once a month face an 18% predicted layoff probability, versus 6% for regular AI users — a threefold gap that holds after controlling for age, education, and sector. The finding adds statistical weight to an emerging pattern: companies increasingly cite AI in public layoff announcements (40% of last month's events per Challenger, Gray & Christmas), yet only 1% of displaced workers directly attribute their own job loss to AI, suggesting adoption gaps are restructuring who survives headcount cuts rather than triggering direct elimination. With 31% of tech workers now fearing job loss within five years — up from 15% in 2021 — the Gallup data frames non-adoption itself as the primary risk factor.