Teen ChatGPT use doubled between 2023 and 2024 while 75% of global knowledge workers use generative AI¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The share of teens reporting ChatGPT use doubled between 2023 and 2024, and 75% of global knowledge workers now use generative AI. → Ruiz 2025

Evidence¶

Ruiz 2025¶

Ruiz, P., Liberman, B., Karim, S., Dallas, D., Zachariah, I., Peters Hinton, V., Chillmon, C., & Gonzales, L. (2025). Implementing AI literacy across learning environments: A series of briefs. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/268

q2 · i? · review · r1

The briefs report adoption trends from cited surveys (Pew Research Center; Microsoft Worklab) to establish that generative AI use is widespread among teens and knowledge workers. The doubling and the 75% figure are reported as printed; no effect sizes are given.

"The share of teens who say they use ChatGPT has doubled between 2023 and 2024, while 75% of global knowledge workers are now using generative AI."

Discussion¶

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