Half our team thinks AI is unethical. The other half can't stop using it.

I'm part of a small environmental and socio-economic consulting firm. I just ran an internal AI survey. 34 of 41 people responded.

32% of our staff use AI daily. 21% have serious ethical concerns about using it at all.

Three types of users showed up in the data.

Enthusiasts (38%) are going back and forth with AI constantly.

"I love hearing the use cases others are uncovering. More dialogue to share experiences would be great."

The Cautious (35%) give it a specific task and stop there. Summarize these three pages. Nothing more.

Resisters aren't quiet.

"Unethical, not environmentally friendly, makes people lazy and lose their skills, and it is INCREDIBLY apparent when workers use AI for writing."

62% said confidentiality is their biggest blocker, not skill gaps, not skepticism. They don't know what they're allowed to put in. Only 15% feel confident in our AI guidelines.

87% have never shared an AI failure with a colleague. That means everyone's hitting the same walls independently.

One respondent asked:

"How does Avaanz rationalize the scale-up use of AI when we are a consulting firm rooted in sustainability?"

Others flagged real concerns about AI accuracy on Indigenous community content.

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