Nearly 8 in 10 professionals see AI as a career opportunity, not a threat

• 96% of professionals in Taiwan are already using AI at work, above the Asia average of 93%; 79% believe AI will have a positive impact on their future career opportunities, compared with 75% across Asia.
• 73% of Taiwan professionals are confident in their ability to keep their skills up to date as roles evolve, the highest level among the 10 Asian markets surveyed.
• Predictive analytics and decision support (62%) is the most common AI use case among professionals in Taiwan, suggesting AI adoption is moving beyond content generation into analysis and decision-making.
• 76% of Taiwan employers identify critical thinking and fact-checking as a key capability in an AI-driven workplace, compared with 64% across Asia.
• The top AI concerns among Taiwan professionals are data misuse and confidentiality (54%) and accountability for AI-driven decisions (51%) — both the highest levels recorded across the 10 markets.
• 53% of Taiwan employers expect at least a quarter of their workforce to require reskilling or upskilling over the next five years, highlighting the scale of workforce transformation ahead.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 August 2026 – AI has quickly become part of everyday working life across Asia. According to The Jobs of Tomorrow: How AI is Reshaping Work Across Asia, the latest research from Robert Walters, the world's most trusted talent solutions business, 93% of professionals across 10 Asian markets are actively using AI at work, while 58% of employers have formally introduced AI into the workplace. Taiwan stands above the Asia average not only in AI adoption, but also in career optimism and confidence in adapting to changing skill requirements. 96% of Taiwan professionals already use AI at work, while 79% believe it will positively impact their future career opportunities. Most notably, 73% are confident they can keep their skills relevant as roles evolve — the highest level across all 10 markets surveyed. As AI becomes more deeply embedded in workflows, Taiwan's workplace is moving beyond the question of whether to use AI towards how to use it effectively and responsibly — from applying AI to analysis and decision-making, to validating outputs and establishing clearer accountability. Robert Walters Taiwan notes that the most immediate impact is not widespread job elimination, but a reconfiguration of work: routine execution is increasingly supported by technology, while human contribution moves towards judgement, oversight and accountability for outcomes. Taiwan professionals show Asia's highest confidence in keeping skills up to date While AI usage is consistently high across Asia, professionals differ significantly in how confident they feel about adapting their skills as work evolves. For Taiwan professionals, continuous skills development is becoming increasingly important as AI reshapes job requirements. 53% of Taiwan employers expect at least a quarter of their workforce to require reskilling or upskilling within the next five years, while 18% expect this to apply to more than half of employees. At the same time, 73% of Taiwan professionals are confident in their ability to continue learning and keeping their skills up to date, compared with 51–59% across the other Asian markets surveyed. This suggests that while the scale of skills transformation will be significant, Taiwan professionals are relatively confident in their ability to adapt. John Winter, Country Manager of Robert Walters Taiwan, said: "As AI continues to reshape the way we work, knowing how to use AI is quickly becoming a baseline capability. What will differentiate professionals in the future is their ability to continuously evolve their skills and turn technology into meaningful business outcomes.". Beyond content generation: 62% of Taiwan professionals use AI for predictive analytics and decision support Across Asia, the most common applications of AI at work are content creation (47%), data analysis and insights (40%) and research (38%), reflecting AI's growing role as a first layer for drafting, information gathering, data processing and baseline analysis. Taiwan appears to be more focused on analytical and decision-support activities. Predictive analytics and decision support (62%) is the most common application of AI among Taiwan professionals, followed by content creation (58%) and data analysis and insights (40%). The findings suggest that Taiwan's workplace AI adoption is not only above the Asia average in scale, but is also moving beyond productivity support into analysis, insight generation and decision-making. Commenting on the shift, John Winter said: "As AI moves from content generation into analysis and decision support, the value professionals bring will also change. The real differentiator is not how quickly someone can get an answer...