More than one in three employees in Romania (35%) use AI at least once a week to support their work, above the European average of 29%, according to a survey conducted by the European HR service provider SD Worx among 5,936 HR managers and 16,500 employees in sixteen European countries.<\/p>\n
Similarly, some 37% of employees say they are using AI increasingly often in their day-to-day work, compared with the European average of 32%. Managers are making greater use of the technology in both Romania and across Europe: 41% say they are using AI more and more frequently, compared with 26% of non-managers.<\/p>\n
Interest is also growing among employees who do not yet use AI: 8% expect to use the technology more frequently in their day-to-day work in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Those who are already using AI today are reaping the benefits: 68% say they work more efficiently thanks to the technology. Yet only just over half (52%) of AI users receive sufficient support from their employer to develop the skills needed to make the most of AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the same time, Romanian employees also expressed caution when it comes to AI. Around 70% believe that AI systems should clearly explain how they arrive at their conclusions, compared with 64% across Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Expectations vary regarding the ideal division of tasks between humans and AI. In Romania, just over half of employees (52%) expect to continue carrying out the majority of tasks themselves, with only limited support from AI, compared with 54% across Europe. By contrast, 41% of Romanian employees expect a collaborative model in which humans and AI share responsibilities, with AI playing a supporting role, slightly above the European average of 39%.<\/p>\n
Employees do, however, continue to believe in their own human capabilities. In Romania, 69% of employees believe that AI cannot replace unique human qualities, very close to the European average of 68%.<\/p>\n
Employees who already use AI today clearly have different expectations from those who do not. For example, 72% of non-users expect to continue carrying out the majority of tasks themselves, compared with just 31% of AI users. AI users are more likely to view the future as a collaboration between humans and AI: six in ten expect to share responsibilities with AI, compared with 22% of non-users.<\/p>\n
In Romania, 58% of employees are confident that their organization uses AI ethically and responsibly, above the European average of 52%.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The survey was carried out between 27 January and 20 February 2026 in 16 European countries: Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, the United Kingdom and Sweden by the SD Worx Research Institute.<\/p>\n
The findings come as employers prepare for the next phase of the EU AI Act. While key obligations for high-risk AI systems have been postponed to 2027 and 2028, transparency requirements will still apply from 2 August 2026. This means users must be able to recognise when they are interacting with AI, such as through a chatbot, while certain AI-generated outputs will also need to be clearly marked.<\/p>\n