# More people think of their AI chatbot as female than as male

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/more-people-think-of-their-ai-chatbot-as-female-than-as-male/

> Indexed question in AI & Tech.

## Reading

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

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?

More people think of their AI chatbot as female than as male.

- No gender: 25.9%
- I do not use generative AI: 25.7%
- Female: 25.4%
- Male: 20.2%
- Non-binary: 2.9%

## 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: 2026-08-12 → 2026-08-18
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-6](https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-6)

## Citation

AOM Omnibus, fielded August 12-18, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-6](https://reports.verasight.io/r/aom-2026#q-6)