More people think of their AI chatbot as female than as male
Core finding
Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from August 12 to 18, 2026. 25.4% of Americans think of the AI chatbot they talk to as female and 20.2% as male. About as many (25.9%) give it no gender, and 25.7% don't use generative AI.
Non-binary accounts for 2.9%. The question asked about chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot.
Topline distribution
More people think of their AI chatbot as female than as male.
When you have conversations with generative AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Co-pilot, etc.), what gender do you ascribe to the Generative AI agent that replies to you?
n = 1,000 · Aug 12–18, 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 12–18, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | AOM Survey #2026-152 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026
When you have conversations with generative AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Co-pilot, etc.), what gender do you ascribe to the Generative AI agent that replies to you?
Cite this question
AOM Omnibus, fielded August 12-18, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.