Americans’ use of ChatGPT is ticking up, but few trust its election information

🌈 Abstract

The article discusses the increasing use of ChatGPT among Americans and their attitudes towards the chatbot, particularly in the context of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

🙋 Q&A

[01] Who has used ChatGPT?

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• Most Americans still haven't used ChatGPT, but some groups are more likely to have used it than others:
  • Adults under 30 are more likely to have used ChatGPT (43%) compared to other age groups.
  • Highly educated adults, especially those with a postgraduate or advanced degree, are more likely to have used ChatGPT (37%) compared to those with lower levels of education.

[02] How have Americans used ChatGPT?

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• The share of employed Americans who have used ChatGPT for work tasks has increased from 8% in March 2023 to 20% in February 2024.
• About one-in-five Americans have used ChatGPT to learn something new (17%) or for entertainment (17%), up from about one-in-ten a year ago.
• Younger adults (under 30) and those with higher levels of education are more likely to use ChatGPT for work, learning, and entertainment purposes compared to older adults and those with lower levels of education.

[03] ChatGPT and the 2024 presidential election

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• About four-in-ten Americans (38%) don't trust the information that comes from ChatGPT about the 2024 U.S. presidential election, with only 2% having a great deal or quite a bit of trust.
• Distrust in ChatGPT's election information is high across political parties, with about four-in-ten Republicans and Democrats alike expressing not too much or no trust at all.
• However, only 2% of adults say they have actually used ChatGPT to find information about the presidential election.