At home, people mostly use AI for writing and recommendations
Core finding
Writing tasks anchor Americans' personal AI use: 45% of U.S. adults use AI for writing or editing personal messages, emails, or social media posts, and four-in-ten (40%) use it for recommendations on things like movies, restaurants, or gifts, according to a Verasight survey conducted July 30-Aug. 4, 2025.
Roughly a third each use AI for personal organization or for advice on health and fitness (32% each), and 28% turn to it for entertainment such as storytelling, games, or music. Smaller shares use it to plan a trip (20%) or manage their calendar (19%), another 14% cite other tasks, and one-in-ten (10%) say they do not use AI in their personal lives.
Selected responses
At home, people mostly use AI for writing and recommendations.
When it comes to your personal life, what types of tasks do you use AI for?
n = 993 · Jul 30 – Aug 4, 2025 · MoE ±3.8%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Jul 30 – Aug 4, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 993 |
| Margin of error | ±3.8% |
| Module | AI Adoption Survey July 2025 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-monthly-ai-july.tiiny.co
When it comes to your personal life, what types of tasks do you use AI for?
Cite this question
AI Adoption Survey July 2025, fielded July 30-August 4, 2025, N=993 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.8%.