B
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64.2%
64.2% -- share reporting negative impact of ai restriction for UK desk workers in permission gap (2026-02)
64.2% of UK desk workers in the AI permission gap report at least one negative impact when restricted from using AI tools they believe could help.
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Value
64.2%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-02
Entity
Sample Size
109
Geography
GB
Evidence Quality
B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Red Eagle
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Tier A
https://redeagle.tech/blog/uk-ai-permission-gap-research ↗
Source Article
The UK AI Permission Gap (2026): Survey of UK Desk Workers
Key finding: 54.5% of UK desk workers lack a clear, enabling AI policy from their employer. Our original survey of 200 UK workers reveals this "AI Permission Gap" is driving shadow AI use (32%), threatening talent retention (66.5% say AI policy affects job decisions) and penalising the most conscien…
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Red Eagle
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Methodology
Multiple-selection question asked of the 109 workers in the permission gap
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Industrymarketing
RegionGB
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UK desk workers in permission gap: 64.2% share reporting negative impact of ai restriction. Source: Red Eagle (2026-02). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-permission-gap-negative-impact-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-permission-gap-negative-impact-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>64.2%</strong> -- share reporting negative impact of ai restriction for UK desk workers in permission gap<br><small>Source: Red Eagle (2026-02) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-permission-gap-negative-impact-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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