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Safety First: Psychological Safety as the Key to AI Transformation
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- Authors
- Aaron Reich, Diana Wolfe, Matt Price, Alice Choe, Fergus Kidd, Hannah Wagner
- Venue
- arXiv (preprint, not yet peer-reviewed)
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- ID
- arXiv:2602.23279
Abstract
Organizations continue to invest in artificial intelligence, yet many struggle to ensure that employees adopt and engage with these tools. This study examines whether psychological safety is associated with AI adoption and usage in the workplace, using survey data from 2,257 employees in a global consulting firm.
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APA
Reich, A., Wolfe, D., Price, M., Choe, A., Kidd, F., & Wagner, H. (2026). Safety First: Psychological Safety as the Key to AI Transformation. arXiv (preprint, not yet peer-reviewed). https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.23279
MLA
Reich, Aaron, et al. "Safety First: Psychological Safety as the Key to AI Transformation." arXiv (preprint, not yet peer-reviewed), 2026, https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.23279.
BibTeX
@article{reich2026safety,
title = {Safety First: Psychological Safety as the Key to AI Transformation},
author = {Aaron Reich and Diana Wolfe and Matt Price and Alice Choe and Fergus Kidd and Hannah Wagner},
journal = {arXiv (preprint, not yet peer-reviewed)},
year = {2026},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.23279},
}What it is
Preprint examining whether psychological safety is associated with workplace AI adoption and usage, using survey data from 2,257 employees at a global consulting firm.
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