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A Census Bureau working paper using the new 2026 AI supplement to the Business Trends and Outlook Survey found that just 18% of US firms used AI in a business function during the Nov 2025-Jan 2026 survey window — but weighting that same measure by how many workers each firm employs, since larger employers adopt AI far more, pushes the adoption rate up to 32% of US employment, nearly double the unweighted 18% firm-count rate
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