# At home, people mostly use AI for writing and recommendations

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## Reading

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.

## Topline

When it comes to your personal life, what types of tasks do you use AI for?

At home, people mostly use AI for writing and recommendations.

Respondents could select more than one option, so shares may sum to more than 100%.

- Writing or editing personal messages, emails, or social media posts: 45.1%
- Getting recommendations (e.g., movies, restaurants, gifts): 40.0%
- Personal organization: 32.2%
- Getting advice on health and fitness: 32.1%
- Entertainment (e.g., storytelling, games, music): 28.2%
- Planning a trip: 19.9%
- Managing your calendar and scheduling: 18.6%
- Other (please specify):: 13.8%
- I do not use AI for my personal life: 10.4%

## 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: 2025-07-30 → 2025-08-04
- 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

## Source

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## Citation

AI Adoption Survey July 2025, fielded July 30-August 4, 2025, N=993 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.8%.

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