Google study finds broad AI use, but little evidence of job automation

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AI use has spread across a broad range of occupations, but it has yet to become the job-automating force many workers fear, according to a new Google study of nearly 15 million interactions with Gemini.

Why it matters: The report offers a broad snapshot of real-world AI use, highlighting the gap between jobs that could be affected by AI, jobs where workers are using AI and tasks being automated.

Google study finds broad AI use, but little evidence of job automation

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