AI adoption far outpaces that of the early Internet — report sheds light on worldwide AI penetration and usage patterns

Saying that AI is everywhere is an axiom by now, but a question that begets answering is “how much, exactly?” That’s what the Financial Times (FT) set out to discover, by collecting data and interviewing execs from popular consumer-facing AI services. While most findings are expected, there are a handful of quite surprising pieces of information, including but not limited to the growth of adoption and shifts in usage patterns. As a minor spoiler, the rate of AI adoption is far outpacing that of even…