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JPMorgan begins tracking how employees use AI at work

Not optional. JPMorgan is now tracking AI usage across 65,000 employees—and it affects performance reviews.

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Why it matters

This signals a major shift from AI experimentation to mandatory adoption at enterprise scale, with performance implications that could reshape how large corporations measure employee productivity.

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  1. 65,000 engineers and technologists required to use AI tools

  2. AI usage tracked by managers

  3. AI tool usage influences performance reviews

  4. Tools include ChatGPT and Claude

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Publisher excerpt: Banking house JPMorgan Chase is asking its roughly 65,000 engineers and technologists to use AI tools as part of their regular workflow. Business Insider reported that managers are tracking how often staff use these tools. That use may also influence performance reviews. The report states employees…
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