15% of Americans say they would be willing to work for a manager in artificial intelligence

Would you replace your manager with a chatbot? A growing number of Americans say yes.

According to A Quinnipiac University poll Published Monday, 15% of Americans say they would like a job in which their direct supervisor is an artificial intelligence program that assigns tasks and sets schedules. Quinnipiac surveyed 1,397 adults in the United States and conducted the poll — which included questions about AI adoption, trust and career concerns – Between 19 and 23 March 2026.

Of course, the majority of respondents said they wouldn’t be willing to replace their human boss with an AI people manager. But using AI as a supervisor is gaining popularity, even if the person is not directly responsible for directing entire teams of people.

Companies like Workday have launched AI agents that can do this Submitting and approving expense reports On behalf of the employees. Amazon has it Deploy new AI workflows To replace some middle management responsibilities, lay off Thousands of managers In this process. Engineers at Uber It even built an AI model for CEO Dara Khosrowshahi To the field courts before meetings with their actual boss.

AI is being used across organizations to replace layers of management in what some call “Great flatnessSoon, we may begin to see Entire multi-billion dollar companies from one companywith fully automated staff and Executives.

Americans are worried about what this means for their job prospects. A majority of Quinnipiac survey respondents — 70% — said they believe advances in artificial intelligence will lead to fewer job opportunities for people. Among working Americans, 30% were either very or somewhat concerned that AI specifically will make their jobs obsolete.