# Fewer than one in five Americans say AI chatbots have changed their work

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/fewer-than-one-in-five-americans-say-ai-chatbots-have-changed-their-work/

> Indexed question in AI & Tech.

## Reading

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

Have LLMs changed the way you work?

Fewer than one in five Americans say AI chatbots have changed their work.

- No: 52.3%
- I don't currently work: 36.1%
- Yes: 11.6%

## 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: 2026-08-13 → 2026-08-18
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-quirks-2026#q-22](https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-quirks-2026#q-22)

## Citation

JSM and Quirk's Omnibus Survey, fielded August 13-18, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-quirks-2026#q-22](https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-quirks-2026#q-22)