Every third Pole prefers to confide in AI than in their loved ones

The study "Between loneliness and innovation. Man and the economy in the world of AI" reveals that only 48 percent of people from single-person households declare job satisfaction.

For comparison, among people living in two-person households this rate is as much as 63 percent.

More than half of singles admit to a lack of intimacy, and over 70 percent do not hug anyone even once a week. This is not only a social problem - experts warn that loneliness translates into lower innovation and efficiency in companies.

86 percent of respondents have already had contact with artificial intelligence, and almost half use AI tools regularly. Every fifth Pole talks to AI at least once a week. As many as 43 percent of respondents believe that in the future people will prefer to talk to an algorithm than to another human.

As many as 66 percent of respondents believe that loneliness is not conducive to cooperation, and 57 percent see its negative impact on the innovativeness of the economy.

Office workers and people with higher education are even more aware of this problem. International analytical companies such as Gartner have already included loneliness on the list of key economic risks for 2025. Collaboration, knowledge exchange and team creativity are the foundations of innovative companies - and these are threatened by the growing relationship crisis.

The Humanites Institute has been running the HumanBE - Two Hours for Family/For Man project for 15 years, promoting building a culture of relationships in the workplace. In this year's 15th edition, over 4,000 companies from 50 countries have already joined the initiative. The motto was "Culture connects generations."

The culmination of the campaign was a conference in Warsaw, during which experts debated how to combine technological development with care for social capital and employee well-being.

Experts emphasize that investments in technology cannot be made at the expense of interpersonal relationships. Remote work, although convenient, limits daily contacts and creative exchange of ideas.

Enterprises must ensure that the work environment is conducive to building bonds, trust and cooperation - because this is where innovation and business resilience to crises are born.