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"title": "Generative AI Usage Statistics for the US",
"date": "2026-09-26",
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"claim": "54.8% of Americans aged 18–64 used generative AI outside work in Q2 2026, up from 36.0% in Q3 2024. The share passed half in Q1 2026.",
"takeaway": "Half of working-age America already uses generative AI. The other half will get it by default, not by download.",
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"name": "Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Real-Time Population Survey (FRED)",
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"name": "Company statements as reported (TechCrunch, Alphabet Q2 2026 remarks, CNBC)",
"url": "https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/06/sam-altman-says-chatgpt-has-hit-800m-weekly-active-users/"
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{
"name": "Pew Research Center, survey fielded 17–23 Feb 2026",
"url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/chart/chatgpt-tops-the-list-of-chatbots-americans-use/"
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