Fewer than one in five Americans say AI chatbots have changed their work
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from August 13 to 18, 2026. Large language models have changed the way 11.6% of Americans work, while 52.3% say they haven't. Another 36.1% aren't working.
The question asked about large language models by name and offered no middle answer.
Topline distribution
Fewer than one in five Americans say AI chatbots have changed their work.
Have LLMs changed the way you work?
n = 1,000 · Aug 13–18, 2026 · MoE ±3.2%
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 | Aug 13–18, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Verasight JSM and Quirk's Omnibus Survey |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-quirks-2026
Have LLMs changed the way you work?
Cite this question
JSM and Quirk's Omnibus Survey, fielded August 13-18, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.