More than half of Americans using AI, raising human interaction concerns: Poll

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Kennedy Felton Lifestyle Correspondent/Producer

By Kennedy Felton (Lifestyle Correspondent/Producer), Harry Fogle (Video Editor)

More than half of American adults have used AI, according to a new study from Elon University. Women lead in AI usage at 53%, with 77% of younger adults (aged 18 to 29) and 66% of Hispanic Americans engaging with AI.
The study finds 65% of users have had spoken conversations with AI, often several times a week, highlighting more personal interactions.
Despite AI’s growing popularity, 63% of Americans believe AI will lead to social isolation, and 59% fear it will result in significant job losses.

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More than half of American adults have used AI, according to a new study from Elon University. The research finds that 52% of adults in the U.S. have engaged with large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Gemini.

Women lead in AI usage, with 53% reporting they’ve used these tools. Among racial groups, 66% of Hispanic Americans have interacted with AI, followed by 57% of Black Americans and 47% of white Americans.

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The study highlights that AI use is most common among younger adults. Seventy-seven percent of people aged 18 to 29 have used AI chatbots, making them the dominant age group.

Household income also plays a role in adoption. People with incomes over $100,000 and those working full-time jobs are more likely to use AI regularly.

AI conversations are becoming more human-like

While widespread AI use isn’t surprising, the study finds that people interact with AI in more personal ways.

Sixty-five percent of users have engaged in spoken conversations with AI, and nearly half do so several times a week. This trend aligns with the rise of AI companion apps designed to offer emotional support.

AI companion apps are gaining popularity

Though not specifically mentioned in the study, AI companion apps have seen growing interest.

One of the most well-known is Replika, an AI chatbot that mimics romantic and companion relationships. It provides emotional support through text conversations and even offers video calls for paid users.

Another app, Kindroid, takes AI interactions further by allowing users to engage in group chats with multiple AI companions. It also features realistic voice interactions to make conversations feel more natural.

AI raises concerns about human connection and jobs

Despite AI’s rising popularity, many Americans worry about its impact.

The study finds that 63% of people believe AI will lead to social isolation by replacing human-to-human communication. Another 59% think LLMs will contribute to job losses in the future.

Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbot, ChatGPT, Gemini

[KENNEDY FELTON]

A-I ISN’T JUST A TOOL… IT’S BECOMING A DAILY HABIT FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

AND A NEW STUDY IS REVEALING JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS LIKE CHAT G-P-T AND GEMINI.

BUT BEYOND SIMPLE SEARCHES AND QUICK RESPONSES… SOME USERS ARE EVEN FORMING DEEPER MORE HUMAN-LIKE INTERACTIONS WITH A-I.

AS FIRST REPORTED BY N-B-C NEWS… A NEW STUDY FROM ELON UNIVERSITY FINDS THAT 52-PERCENT OF AMERICAN ADULTS HAVE USED AN A-I LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL – INCLUDING CHAT G-P-T… CLAUDE… COPILOT AND GEMINI.

OF THAT GROUP… WOMEN EDGE OUT MEN IN USAGE AT 53-PERCENT.

BREAKING IT DOWN FURTHER BY DEMOGRAPHICS – 66-PERCENT OF HISPANIC AMERICANS USE A-I COMPARED TO 57-PERCENT OF BLACK AMERICANS AND 47-PERCENT OF WHITE AMERICANS.

YOUNGER ADULTS LEAD THE WAY… WITH 77-PERCENT OF 18 TO 29 YEAR OLDS USING A-I.

A-I USAGE IS ALSO HIGHER AMONG THOSE WITH HOUSEHOLD INCOMES OVER 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND PEOPLE WORKING FULL TIME JOBS.

IT MAY NOT SEEM SURPRISING THAT MORE THAN HALF OF ADULTS USE A-I… BUT WHAT IS* INTERESTING IS HOW PEOPLE ARE INTERACTING WITH IT.

THE STUDY FOUND THAT 65 PERCENT OF USERS HAVE HAD ‘SPOKEN CONVERSATIONS’ WITH A-I… AND MORE THAN A THIRD OF THEM DO SO SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK.

WHILE CHAT G-P-T WAS THE MOST POPULAR TOOL AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE STUDY… FINDINGS AT ELON UNIVERSITY ALIGN WITH THE RISE OF A-I COMPANION APPS – WHICH WEREN’T SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THE RESEARCH.. BUT ONES THAT *ARE GAINING ATTENTION.

ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN IS REPLIKA… A CHATBOT DESIGNED FOR ROMANTIC OR COMPANION STYLE INTERACTIONS – PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH TEXT AND EVEN VIDEO CALLS FOR PRO USERS.

ANOTHER GROWING APP IS KINDROID… WHICH TAKES A-I COMPANIONSHIP FURTHER WITH GROUP CHATS WITH MULTIPLE A-I PERSONALITIES… AND REALISTIC VOICE INTERACTIONS.

SO WHILE A-I IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR AMONG AMERICAN ADULTS… IT’S ALSO RAISING CONCERNS.

THE SAME STUDY FOUND 63-PERCENT OF AMERICANS BELIEVE A-I WILL LEAD TO SOCIAL ISOLATION BY REDUCING HUMAN TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION.

AND 59-PERCENT FEAR IT WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF JOBS.

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