Political Guyentist
← Back to issue

AI use is spreading at home and at work

Political Guyentist · July 29, 20261 min read

ST. LOUIS FED / GALLUP

Weekly generative-AI use outside work among U.S. adults ages 18–64 rose from 28.7% in Q3 2024 to 44.6% in Q1 2026. Separately, Gallup found 52% of employees use AI at work at least occasionally, but only 30% use it several times a week and 15% daily; 47% say their organization has integrated AI tools, up six points in one quarter. These are different surveys, populations and usage thresholds, so the home and workplace percentages should not be compared directly.

Currently showing AI use outside work
AI use outside work
2 views
Outside-work generative AI use climbed 16 percentage points in 18 months The share of U.S. adults ages 18 through 64 who used generative AI outside work in the prior week rose from 28.6520 percent in the third quarter of 2024 to 44.6405 percent in the first quarter of 2026. Outside-work AI use climbed 16 points in 18 months Share of U.S. adults ages 18–64 using generative AI outside work in the prior week PERCENT 45 35 25 28.7% 44.6% Q3 ’24 Q1 ’25 Q3 ’25 Q1 ’26 Quarterly readings rose in every period shown. Change from Q3 2024 to Q1 2026: +16.0 points. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) Quarterly series; values shown to one decimal

6 claims checked in this story. All graded high confidence.