17 April 2026

Mind the gap: AI adoption in Europe and the US

Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, David J. Deming, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, and Jonas Jessen

Surveys last spring and early this year show that U.S. workers are using artificial intelligence (AI) at a significantly higher rate than European workers, according to a paper discussed at the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) conference on March 27.

“In 2026 we find that 43% of U.S. workers use AI for their job compared to 32% among European workers,” write the authors, Alexander Bick of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Adam Blandin of Vanderbilt University, David J. Deming of Harvard University, and Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln and Jonas Jessen of WZB Berlin Social Science Center.

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