# Many people are open with others in their field about using AI

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/many-people-are-open-with-others-in-their-field-about-using-ai/

> Indexed question in AI & Tech.

## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from August 13 to 18, 2026. 42.7% of Americans tell people in their field that they use generative AI, when asked or on their own. 11.8% tell no one, 14.9% tell only people they trust and 30.6% don't use it.

Some 31.2% disclose it honestly whenever asked, and 11.5% bring it up without being asked.

## Topline

How open are you with disclosing your use of generative AI to other people in your field of work/study?

Many people are open with others in their field about using AI.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 4 - I disclose honestly whenever asked: 31.2%
- 1 - Nothing to disclose because I do not use generative AI at all: 30.6%
- 3 - I disclose only to people I trust: 14.9%
- 2 - I don't disclose to anyone: 11.8%
- 5 - I disclose voluntarily (even without anyone asking): 11.5%

## 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-15](https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-quirks-2026#q-15)

## 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-15](https://reports.verasight.io/r/jsm-quirks-2026#q-15)