Afternoon session · 2:00–2:10
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“Am I behind?” — Adoption Trends and Professional Landscape
52%
of US instructors use AI at least weekly
25%
of faculty use it daily, the highest point since Spring 2023
1 in 3
daily AI users report a decreased workload, about 4x the rate of monthly users
61%
of US students use AI at least weekly
54%
of students use agentic AI daily, ahead of faculty and administrators
39%
of students now pay for AI out of pocket, up from 29% last year
17%
of US & Canada students agree their instructors are well equipped to guide AI use
88%
of organizations use AI in at least one business function
6%
of organizations attribute more than 5% of their earnings to AI
AI use across US businesses in 2026
Every number here comes from a source you can open or download without an account.
Share of US businesses using AI by company size
21.8% of all US businesses used AI in the last two weeks. 25.9% expect to be using it within six months.
US Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey, collected July 27 to August 9, 2026. To check a number in the download: on the Response Estimates sheet, filter the Empsize column to a size code (the Data Dictionary sheet maps codes A through G to these employee ranges) and the Question column to the Artificial Intelligence question; the Yes row under column 202616 is the number on the bar. Public domain.