# Epoch AI poll: 26% of US workers used paid AI for work last week

> Original title: About 1 in 4 US workers (26%) used a paid AI service for their job in the past week, according to our October poll. This includes AI paid...

- Source: Epoch AI
- Published: 2026-11-05T17:08:38.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/o8p6mwg1ztnpwnbihkxytvowx
- Original: https://x.com/EpochAIResearch/status/2118390043249434915

## Summary

Epoch AI reports that 26% of US workers used a paid AI service for their job in the past week, according to its October poll. That figure includes AI paid for by employers, by workers themselves, or by both. Another 15% used only free versions, and 55% did not use AI for work at all.

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About 1 in 4 US workers (26%) used a paid AI service for their job in the past week, according to our October poll. This includes AI paid for by their employer, by themselves, or by both.

Another 15% used only free versions, and 55% didn’t use AI for work at all in the past week.

![Bar chart: About a quarter of US workers used paid AI for work in the past week. Employed US adults: 26% used paid AI (from employer, self, or both), 15% used only free versions, 3% not sure who paid, 55% didn't use AI for work. Source: Epoch AI / Ipsos KnowledgePanel poll, Oct 9-11, 2026, n=1,291.](https://badinfluence.news/api/img-proxy?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FHWYIhJ3aUAAcoM8.png&mode=thumb&exp=1794096000&sig=9696f714ed98344f)