More than half of U.S. workers fear artificial intelligence will take their jobs. Data from the Pew Research Center shows that 52% of its survey respondents worried about being replaced. Employers, meanwhile, insist that AI is meant to boost productivity, not cut head count.

A new survey of startup founders suggests those employers may have a point.

Mercury, a company that works with financial service providers to offer business banking for startups and small businesses, has published the results of a survey conducted in May of 1,500 early-stage founders and execs in the U.S. While the economy may be whipping business leaders back and forth, the survey does find that, interestingly enough, 87% feel better than they did last year—saying that their confidence in their businesses’ financial

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