American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new poll.
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Art teacher Joyce Hatzidakis uses the AI tool Google Gemini in her high school classroom, Jan. 22, Riverside, Calif.
Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press
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Art teacher Joyce Hatzidakis poses for a portrait in her classroom, Jan. 22, Riverside, Calif.
Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press
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Art teacher Joyce Hatzidakis gets ready to welcome students in her classroom, Jan. 22, Riverside, Calif.
Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press
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Art teacher Joyce Hatzidakis uses the AI tool Google Gemini in her high school classroom, Jan. 22, Riverside, Calif.
Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press
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O'Brien reported from Providence, Rhode Island, and Sanders from Washington.
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Gallup's quarterly workforce surveys were conducted with a random sample of adults age 18 and older who work full time and part time for organizations in the United States and are members of Gallup's probability-based Gallup Panel. The most recent survey of 22,368 employed U.S. adults was conducted from Oct. 30-Nov. 13, 2025. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 1 percentage point.
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