Arkansans’ adoption of artificial intelligence is one of the lowest in the country, according to new usage data from AI company Anthropic.
Why it matters: AI use is spreading unevenly, with wealthier countries, people with more skills and certain U.S. states more likely to benefit.
- The data shows workers adopting AI faster than past tech advances, but uneven adoption threatens to worsen existing inequalities.
The big picture: The interactive report breaks down how usage of the Claude chatbot varies by country as well as by state, identifying which states are using the technology more and for what purposes.
Zoom in: Arkansas’ usage rank is 46 of 51 (including Washington, D.C.).
- The most common uses to harness the technology are to edit and improve written content (4.4%) or help with academic research and writing (4.4%), followed by programming (3.3%) and debugging software (3.2%).
- Arkansans also use it to draft K-12 educational materials and formal documents.
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