Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Adults Regularly Use Generative AI, With 34% Gains for Newer Workers
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Adults Regularly Use Generative AI, With 34% Gains for Newer Workers
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
Summary
Nearly a third of American adults now use generative AI regularly, with adoption spreading beyond office tasks into personal support, caregiving and everyday planning.
Harvard Business Review research found therapy and companionship were the top AI use in 2025, while organizing life and finding purpose also entered the top 10.
In job hunting, a survey of 1,000 recent applicants who used ChatGPT found 78% got interviews and 59% were hired after using it for resume tailoring and application help.
A Stanford-MIT study found AI assistance lifted productivity 34% for the least experienced customer-service workers, while having almost no effect on the most seasoned staff.
The report frames that uptake as a counterweight to warnings from figures including Bernie Sanders and Geoffrey Hinton, arguing AI's immediate impact is widening access to skills once reserved for experts.