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A third have told an AI something they haven't told the people close to them

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Within the past 30 days, about a third of Americans (32%) say they have confided something to an AI that they haven't told the people close to them, a September 2025 Verasight survey finds.

One-in-five (20%) say they have chatted with an AI “just to keep it company” over that stretch, and 16% have given their AI a name or nickname. Smaller shares say they have described an AI as a friend or partner when talking with others (11%), felt jealous or protective about their AI (10%), or purchased or subscribed to a companion AI product (3%). Meanwhile, 41% say they have done none of these things in that span.

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A third have told an AI something they haven't told the people close to them.

In the past 30 days, have you

  • None of the above 40.6%
  • Told the AI something you haven’t told people close to you 32.2%
  • Chatted with an AI “just to keep it company” 19.7%
  • Given your AI a name or nickname 16.3%
  • Described an AI as a friend/partner when talking to others 10.9%
  • Felt jealous or protective about your AI (e.g., dislike when others use “your” bot) 9.6%
  • Purchased or subscribed to a companion AI product 3.4%

2025 · base n 353 · +/- 6.8%

AI Adoption Survey August 2025

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Methodology

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-09-03 → 2025-09-08
Base (unweighted)
353
Margin of error
+/- 6.8%
Module
AI Adoption Survey August 2025

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AI Adoption Survey August 2025, fielded September 3-8, 2025, N=353 United States adults, +/- 6.8%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/august-ai-survey-2025

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US adults age 18+.
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