Over half of American adults have used an AI chatbot, survey finds
Artificial intelligence technology is becoming increasingly integral to everyday life. 52% of U.S. adults have used AI large language models like ChatGPT.
Artificial intelligence technology is becoming increasingly integral to everyday life, with an Elon University survey finding that 52% of U.S. adults have used AI large language models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Copilot.
The survey, conducted in January by the Imagining the Digital Future Center at the university in North Carolina, found that 34% of its 500 respondents who had used AI said they use large language models (LLMs) at least once a day. Most popular was ChatGPT, with 72% of respondents reporting they have used it. Google’s Gemini was second, at 50%.
It has become increasingly common for people to find themselves developing personal relationships with AI chatbots. The survey found that 38% of users said they believe LLMs will “form deep relationships with humans,” and over half reported having had spoken conversations with chatbots. Around 9% of users said the main purpose they use the models for is “social kinds of encounters like casual conversation and companionship.” The respondents found that the models can express a variety of personality traits, including confidence, curiosity and even senses of humor.
“These findings start to establish a baseline for the way humans and AI systems will evolve together in the coming years,” Lee Rainie, director of the Imagining the Digital Future Center, told NBC News in a statement. “These tools are increasingly being integrated into daily life in sometimes quite intimate ways at the level of emotion and impact. It’s clearly shaping up as the story of another chapter in human history.”
That is consistent with an overall trend that found that 51% of respondents use LLMs for personal endeavors, rather than work-related activities.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/half-american-adults-used-ai-chatbots-survey-finds-rcna196141
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