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Factual · AI, the economy and work

“Globally, AI adoption isn’t evenly spread.”

Daniela Amodei, Anthropic president · 9 May 2026 · Daniela Amodei, Co-Founder and President of Anthropic: Building AI the Right Way (transcript) (The Transcript Desk)

Global AI adoption is not evenly spread across countries and demographics.

Resolved true The record shows it happened or was so.

What would count as true or false

True if usage data or credible studies from around 2026-05-09 (for example the Anthropic Economic Index, Microsoft or World Bank AI diffusion reports, or surveys) show substantial differences in AI adoption between countries or regions, or between demographic groups. Mostly true if the unevenness is documented across countries but evidence on demographics is weaker or less clear. Mixed if the evidence on unevenness is mixed or the gaps are modest. Mostly false if adoption is largely even and only minor differences exist. False if the data show adoption is roughly even worldwide.

Evidence

1. Global AI Adoption in 2025 - A Widening Digital Divide Microsoft (AI Economy Institute / Microsoft Research) · January 2026

   “As a result, 24.7 percent of the working age population in the Global North is now using these tools, compared to only 14.1 percent in the Global South.”

2. Global AI Adoption in 2025 - A Widening Digital Divide Microsoft (AI Economy Institute / Microsoft Research) · January 2026

   “The U.S. leads in both AI infrastructure and frontier model development, but it fell from 23rd to 24th place in AI usage among the working age population, with a 28.3 percent usage rate.”

3. The AI-adoption divide: Who benefits, who doesn't, and what it means for workers European Commission (Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs) · 20 May 2026

   “The findings reveal an uneven adoption of AI across countries and socio-economic groups, with young people and higher educated individuals reporting the greatest use of the technology.”

4. AI use by individuals surges across the OECD as adoption by firms continues to expand OECD · 28 January 2026

   “New data show that more than one-third of individuals across the OECD used generative AI tools in 2025, highlighting how rapidly artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of everyday life. Uptake, however, remains uneven across population groups, according to the OECD ICT Access and Usage Database.”

Reasoning

Microsoft's January 2026 diffusion report puts AI use at 24.7% of the working-age population in the Global North against 14.1% in the Global South (E1). It also gives the US a usage rate of 28.3%, ranked 24th among countries (E2). The European Commission's May 2026 analysis finds AI adoption uneven across countries and socio-economic groups, with young and higher-educated people using it most (E3). The OECD reports that uptake remains uneven across population groups (E4). Together these independent sources show substantial differences between regions and between demographic groups, so the claim resolves true.

Cite this claim

Daniela Amodei, “Global AI adoption is not evenly spread across countries and demographics.” (said 9 May 2026). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_4fd1f466f498, method 0.1.0+28da144b. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_4fd1f466f498