{"id":365132,"date":"2026-01-26T14:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.co\/?p=365132"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:12:27","slug":"us-employees-use-ai-daily-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.co\/news\/us-employees-use-ai-daily-work","title":{"rendered":"Poll: 12% of US Employees Use AI Daily for Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]\n<\/p><div class=\"verdict-box inform-box\" data-eventcategory=\"verdictbox\" data-component=\"verdict-box\" data-total-positions=\"3\">\n\n <div class=\"verdict-box-wrap inform-box-wrap\">\n <h3 class=\"verdict-box-title\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n \n <div class=\"verdict-box-info\">\n<ul>\n<li>According to a Gallup poll, <strong>12% of employees in the US<\/strong> are using AI to accomplish work tasks on a daily basis.<\/li>\n<li>The poll also found that only <strong>26% of US employees<\/strong> have said that their company has explained a plan for integrating AI into its operations.<\/li>\n<li>AI adoption has grown substantially over the last few years, but<strong> return-on-investment still remains questionable<\/strong> for many.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"verdict-box-footer inform-box-buttons\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"row\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]A new Gallup poll found that 12% of US employees now say that they use AI for work on a daily basis.\n<p>Over the last few years, AI has become the driving force of the economy, <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.co\/news\/accenture-layoffs-ai-pivot\"><strong>spawning layoffs<\/strong><\/a> and manifesting blockbuster deals the likes of which we&rsquo;ve never seen. As a result, adoption of the technology has been on the rise by both employees and businesses alike.<\/p>\n<p>Still, return-on-investment continues to be a sticking point for businesses that get on board, which could make these numbers plateau sooner rather than later.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<h2>AI Adoption on the Rise<\/h2>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/699797\/indicator-artificial-intelligence.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a new Gallup poll<\/a>, more than 1 in 10 US employees now use AI for work every day as of November 2025, a substantial increase from just two years prior.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, only 4% of US employees were admitting the same, which means that AI adoption could be in the early stages of its mainstream success.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;]<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"js-aw-brand-link\" href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\" data-feed=\"XuPuf49GEEm4y0PaIQDZ0dEjkEf760Vv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-333457\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18114043\/About-Techco-video.jpg\" alt=\"About Tech.co Video Thumbnail Showing Lead Writer Conor Cawley Smiling Next to Tech.co Logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/a><strong>This just in! View<\/strong><br>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\">the top business tech deals<\/a> for 2026 &#128104;&zwj;&#128187;<br>\n<\/strong><a class=\"js-aw-brand-link\" href=\"https:\/\/compare.tech.co\/software-deals-live\/\" data-feed=\"XuPuf49GEEm4y0PaIQDZ0dEjkEf760Vv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-348272 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09122654\/ok-1.png\" alt=\"See the list button\" width=\"200\" height=\"85\"><\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]On top of that, 26% of US employees say that they use AI frequently in the workplace, more than a quarter of the 22,000 US workers surveyed.\n <div class=\"lytics-newsletter-container\">\n <div class=\"lytics-loading-spinner\">\n <div class=\"spinner\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"lytics-newsletter-876xYKN2\"><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <script>\n            (function() {\n              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Given the speed with which AI has spread across the business world, it&rsquo;s safe to assume those numbers have increased even more in those last few months.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<h2>AI Boom or Bust?<\/h2>\n<p>This Gallup polls show that AI adoption is clearly on the rise. <strong>Usage by employees has tripled<\/strong> over the course of two years, and the number of businesses that are articulating AI strategies to employees has nearly doubled in just a year and a half.<\/p>\n<p>However, other studies have found that AI adoption doesn&rsquo;t necessarily translate to AI success. 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