I'd like to see the data for that 49% of adults. It feels high and I wouldn't put it past some companies to report mandatory AI bots as increased use by customers. I know Amazon requires it to do returns now, and I've had more than one site bring up the chat bot if you wanted access to content.
this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2026
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it's "% of U.S. adults who say they ever use AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot". They didn't ask about regular use, it's the total number of people who have ever used a chatbot in any capacity. So with that framing 49% doesn't surprise me. Of course the percentage of people who have ever used a chatbot is going to go up over time.
I use chatbots to make up strange stories about my former boss, who is incompetent, and share them with my former colleague. That's pretty much the only thing I've ever used an LLM for, yet I'm counted in this statistic
Well... you should stop. Use that noggin and write some home grown anti-boss fanfic if you really want to keep down that road
If anything... 49% sounds low, considering how many of these shit-tier chat bots are becoming required. Nobody is choosing to use them, given the choice, and the companies that force it are all losing market share because of it.