New Research Reports from the Opinion Monitor Artificial Intelligence (MeMo:KI)

The Meinungsmonitor Künstliche Intelligenz (MeMo:KI) project has published a series of new research reports based on our ongoing monitoring of public opinion on AI among the German working population. The reports draw on representative survey data and cover AI usage, perceptions, and consequences in the workplace.

Monitor Reports: AI in the Digital Working Society

The first two reports present findings from a large-scale monitoring survey on attitudes toward AI among working people in Germany:

• Wave 1 (February 2025): The results show that while workers increasingly use AI and attribute potential benefits to it, they also perceive critical implications for data privacy, social interaction, and co-determination. Available in English and German.

• Wave 2 (July 2025): The follow-up survey documents a continued shift toward greater familiarity with AI, more differentiated evaluations, and rising acceptance—particularly for generative AI and more complex tasks. Available in English and German.

Factsheets

Two additional factsheets provide in-depth analyses of specific aspects of AI use in the workplace:

• Factsheet No. 15 — Use and Evaluation of AI in the Workplace—A Question of Occupational Class: Brief Report on a Segmentation Study (Lünich, M., Keller, B., Flaßhoff, F. G., & Marcinkowski, F., 2026). Available in English and German.

• Factsheet No. 16 — The Use of AI Among Working People—Differences Between Occupational Groups, Usage Profiles, and Perceptions of the Consequences of AI in the Workplace (Lünich, M., Keller, B., & Marcinkowski, F., 2026). Available in English and German.

All publications are open access. For more results and the project dashboard, visit the MeMo:KI project page.