Managers using AI for performance reviews draws mixed employee reactions, survey finds

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

Fifty-four percent of employees said feedback became more specific and actionable, while 34% found it more generic and 32% said it was less useful.

Nearly one in four employees rehearse difficult workplace conversations with an AI tool, according to the survey.