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Data study · 30 September 2026

# AI at work: managers on the front line

Original title, in French: “IA au travail : les managers en première ligne - Le Monde Informatique”

**Publication**

Le Monde Informatique (France)

**Author**

Elgodjam Hanna

**Published on**

30 September 2026 · read in the page metadata

## Summary

According to the second edition of the Greenworking x Ipsos BVA Observatory, presented on 24 September and based on 1,100 French private-sector employees, including 474 managers (May 2026), 73% of employees say they use AI at work, up ten points in one year, while fewer than one in two report an official rollout by their company. More than six in ten users bypass the tools their company has deployed, creating "shadow uses". 75% of employees say they save time, but 36% fear their job will disappear within ten years. Managers are particularly affected: 53% believe AI affects their role and 51% say that supporting its adoption increases their workload, according to Brice Teinturier, deputy chief executive of Ipsos BVA.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

[Read the article on Le Monde Informatique →](https://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-ia-au-travail-les-managers-en-premiere-ligne-100824.html)

## Figures cited

-   73 %
    
    share of employees saying they use AI at work
    
    private-sector employees, France, May 2026, sample of 1,100 employees
    
    > « 73 % des salariés déclarent utiliser l’IA au travail, soit dix points de plus qu’un an auparavant. »
    
    Source: Observatoire Greenworking x Ipsos BVA
    
-   10 points
    
    increase in AI use at work over one year
    
    private-sector employees, France, between 2025 and May 2026
    
    > « 73 % des salariés déclarent utiliser l’IA au travail, soit dix points de plus qu’un an auparavant. »
    
    Source: Observatoire Greenworking x Ipsos BVA
    
-   60 %
    
    share of users who do not systematically use the AI tools deployed by their company
    
    AI users, private-sector employees, France, May 2026
    
    > « Plus de six utilisateurs sur dix n’ont pas systématiquement recours aux outils déployés par leur entreprise. »
    
    Source: Observatoire Greenworking x Ipsos BVA
    
-   75 %
    
    share of employees saying they save time thanks to AI
    
    private-sector employees, France, May 2026
    
    > « Les effets immédiats de l’IA sont plutôt perçus positivement, 75 % déclarent gagner du temps grâce à l’IA. »
    
    Source: Observatoire Greenworking x Ipsos BVA
    
-   36 %
    
    share of employees who think their job could disappear within ten years because of AI
    
    private-sector employees, France, May 2026
    
    > « Et 36 % pensent que leur emploi pourrait disparaître dans les dix ans en raison du développement de l’IA. »
    
    Source: Observatoire Greenworking x Ipsos BVA
    
-   53 %
    
    share of managers saying AI affects their role
    
    private-sector managers, France, May 2026, sample of 474 managers
    
    > « 53 % des managers déclarent que l’IA a un impact sur leur fonction et 51 % estiment que son accompagnement accroît leur charge de travail. »
    
    Source: Observatoire Greenworking x Ipsos BVA
    
-   51 %
    
    share of managers who believe supporting AI adoption increases their workload
    
    private-sector managers, France, May 2026, sample of 474 managers
    
    > « 53 % des managers déclarent que l’IA a un impact sur leur fonction et 51 % estiment que son accompagnement accroît leur charge de travail. »
    
    Source: Observatoire Greenworking x Ipsos BVA
    
-   1,100 employees
    
    number of employees surveyed
    
    private sector, France, between 12 and 25 May 2026
    
    > « l’institut a interrogé 1 100 salariés du secteur privé, dont 474 managers, entre le 12 et le 25 mai 2026. »
    
    Source: Observatoire Greenworking x Ipsos BVA
    

## Classification

**Country**

France

**Company size**

All sizes

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Companies**

Ipsos BVA (study author), Greenworking (study author)

**Keywords**

ai adoption, managers, training, productivity, shadow uses, employment

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Le Monde Informatique and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.