Survey: 78% of managers use AI in performance reviews; employee views are mixed

A Highwire survey of 1,034 corporate employees found that 78% of managers used AI in the past year to help draft, edit, summarize, or inform performance reviews.

Employees gave mixed reactions: 54% said feedback became more specific and actionable, while 34% said it became more generic and 32% said it was less useful. Only 16% of non-managerial employees surveyed said they were told AI influenced their review.

The survey also found that nearly one in four employees rehearse difficult workplace conversations with an AI tool. The findings are based on employee and manager responses reported by Highwire and covered by ZDNet; they describe perceptions and self-reported use rather than measured review quality.