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id: "entity-kyndryl"
type: "entity"
source_timestamps: ["¶3", "§ Align."]
tags: ["research", "it-services"]
related: ["claim-adoption-gap", "framework-aware"]
entityType: "organization"
canonicalName: "Kyndryl"
aliases: []
sources: ["adoption"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-adoption"
originDay: 9
articleStem: "hbr-sig-52-genai-threatening-to-workers"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/03/why-gen-ai-feels-so-threatening-to-workers"
sourceTitle: "Why Gen AI Feels So Threatening to Workers"
---
# Kyndryl

An IT-infrastructure-services company (spun out of IBM's managed infrastructure business) that conducted a 2025 survey spanning **25 industries in eight countries**.

**Findings cited:**
- **45% of CEOs** believe most employees are resistant or openly hostile to Gen AI (supports [[claim-adoption-gap]]).
- **80% of CTOs/CIOs** and **57% of CEOs** consider upskilling their existing workforce a top priority (motivating the Align step of [[framework-aux|the AWARE framework]] — see [[framework-aware]]).

**Enrichment note:** The specific '45% of CEOs' figure is not directly observable in public summaries, but Kyndryl's research does emphasize perceived employee resistance and skills gaps as key adoption obstacles.