The U.S. Census Bureau's March 2026 Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey found that about 56% of U.S. workers said they had used AI on the job for at least one of 11 listed tasks, with most reporting the tool saved them time
The U.S. Census Bureau's March 2026 Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS) found that 56% of U.S. workers reported using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for at least one of 11 specified tasks on the job. These tasks included activities like searching for information, writing, and generating ideas. The survey defines AI as the capability of computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence.
Verified 2026-09-30
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- Stanford's 2026 AI Index, citing McKinsey's 2025 survey, breaks down AI-agent deployment by business function. Even in IT, the function with the most agent activity, the share of organisations reporting no AI-agent use at all in 2025 was still 69% of organizations report zero AI-agent use in IT, the business function with the heaviest agent activity
- Stanford's 2026 AI Index reports that organizations' use of generative AI specifically, not just AI overall, grew sharply in 2025: the share of organizations that regularly use generative AI in at least one business function reached 79%, up from 71% in 2024
- Stanford's 2026 AI Index compared generative AI's adoption curve after its mass-market debut to that of earlier transformative technologies, and found generative AI reached 53% population adoption within three years, faster than the PC or the internet
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