A new Gallup poll found that the percentage of respondents using artificial intelligence (AI) at work ticked up during the third quarter of this year.
The survey, released Sunday, found that 45 percent of U.S. employees reported using AI to complete tasks at work last quarter, up from 40 percent in quarter two. More than 2 in 10 respondents said they used AI at least a few times per week, while 10 percent said they use it daily.
Of those who reported using AI, 42 percent used it to consolidate information or data, 41 percent used it to generate new ideas and 36 percent used it to learn new things. Smaller percentages of respondents also reported using AI to interact with customers and collaborate with co-workers — 13 and 11 percent, respectively.
As for what specific tools workers actually use, 61 percent of AI users said they utilize chatbots or virtual assistants, 36 percent reported using AI writing and editing tools and 14 percent said they use AI coding assistants.
The latest data comes amid debate over the federal government’s role in regulating AI and policies to ensure the United States maintains its edge in the AI race against China.
Last week, President Trump issued an executive order imposing a national standard on AI, potentially limiting states from enacting their own laws on the matter. That has split the GOP, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) among those against a federal preemption of state AI laws.
Republicans on Capitol Hill have unsuccessfully pushed for similar legislation on a national AI framework in the past six months, including it in the sweeping tax and budget bill over the summer and the National Defense Authorization Act last month.
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Americans have also expressed concern about the environmental impact of the AI boom, as well as its impact on workers in various industries. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, for instance, told employees in a June memo that the company’s increasing reliance on AI will allow it to “reduce our total corporate workforce” in the next few years.
The Gallup survey was conducted Aug. 5-19 via self-administered online surveys with 23,068 U.S. adults. It has a margin of error of 1 percentage point.
