Eight in ten enterprise workers are either avoiding or actively resisting the AI tools their employers are investing heavily to deploy, according to new data cited by Fortune. The resistance spans industries and job levels, driven by distrust, fear of job loss, and friction in daily workflows. Meanwhile, 56% of US adults report no recent AI experience at all. The tension is striking against the backdrop of record AI investment — Q1 2026 alone saw $242 billion flow into AI startups. Companies are spending aggressively on AI supply while facing a significant human adoption problem on the demand side. Analysts warn the gap between deployment and actual usage could undermine ROI at scale.