Reuters Survey: ChatGPT Widely Tried in 6 Countries but Daily Use Stays Low

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A Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism survey across Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, the UK, and the US found ChatGPT to be the most widely used generative AI tool, with 22% of respondents using it weekly on average. However, daily usage was markedly lower, reaching just 7% in the US, 2% each in France and the UK, and only 1% in Japan. The findings highlight a significant gap between awareness or occasional experimentation and habitual, routine use of the technology. Researchers note that sustained daily adoption tends to occur only when users find specific, repeatable tasks the tool can reliably assist with. The survey cautions against treating familiarity with AI tools as equivalent to meaningful integration into everyday workflows.

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