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About 85% of a typical performance review can currently be drafted by AI. Elements such as year-end summaries, structured feedback, first-draft wording, and goal development are currently being done by AI in many workplaces. The need for human judgment and understanding of the employee within context cannot be replicated by AI.

Sources

• Resume Builder (2025), survey of 1,342 U.S. managers: 91% use AI to assess performance and 88% to draft performance improvement plans. Primary: https://www.resumebuilder.com/half-of-managers-use-ai-to-determine-who-gets-promoted-and-fired/ Independently reported by HR Dive: https://www.hrdive.com/news/managers-use-ai-to-decide-who-gets-promoted-or-fired/752528/
• Gartner (December 2025): managers reported an average of four hours saved across the performance management process when using AI. Primary: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-4-22-hr-leaders-must-evolve-pay-for-performance-in-the-age-of-ai
• General Assembly and EZRA (2026), survey of 500+ U.S. and U.K. senior leaders: 47% are already factoring AI usage into performance evaluations. Primary: https://generalassemb.ly/blog/lead-the-ai-evolution/