Being ‘good at AI’ could determine your next raise. Nobody agrees on what that means.0

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• August 13, 2026

Bosses everywhere are scrambling to figure out if and how to grade their employees’ AI use. At Gusto, a platform for human resources, managers slot workers into one of five AI archetypes during quarterly reviews. They may begin as “observers,” those who aren’t yet using AI on their own. “Integrators” have made AI part of