63% of office workers exaggerated their AI skills to get hired or promoted

A GCheck survey reported by TechRadar found 63% of workers overstated their AI skills to improve hiring or promotion prospects.

Only 34% said they could fully perform the AI skills they claimed, showing a gap between confidence and capability.

Many admitted to sounding more knowledgeable in meetings, letting others overestimate them, or taking credit for AI-assisted work.

The trend reflects growing anxiety that AI could automate tasks, weaken job security, and reshape workplace honesty.