"I don't need it" is the top reason Americans skip AI
Core finding
Among Americans who don't use AI products, no reason for staying away is cited more than simply not needing it (53%), according to a Verasight survey conducted July 30-Aug. 4, 2025.
Distrust follows (38%), along with concerns about privacy (30%) and AI's impact on society (27%), and 24% say they don't know how to use it. Relatively few point to environmental impacts (12%), cost (5%), or some other reason (3%).
Selected responses
"I don't need it" is the top reason Americans skip AI.
What are your main reasons for not using AI products today?
n = 517 · Jul 30 – Aug 4, 2025 · MoE ±5.3%
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) | 517 |
| Margin of error | ±5.3% |
| 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
What are your main reasons for not using AI products today?
Cite this question
AI Adoption Survey July 2025, fielded July 30-August 4, 2025, N=517 US adults age 18+, +/- 5.3%.