Two-Thirds in Low to High HDI Countries Expect to use AI within One Year

AI is becoming an increasingly present force in people’s lives. Across countries at all levels of the Human Development Index (HDI), one in five respondents already uses AI. And in a sign of its accelerating integration, two-thirds expect to use it within a year in education, healthcare, and work—the core areas that define human development.[1]

[1] Based on pooled data for 21 countries. For actual use in the past month, the following responses to the question, “In the past 30 days, have you ever interacted with artificial intelligence, such as chatbots, in any of the following ways?” were used to calculate the average use of AI for education, health and work: “education” is based on the response “educational platforms of learning apps,” “health” is based on the response “health care services or applications” and “work” is based on the response “work-related tools or software.” For expected use in one year, the following responses to the question, “Over the next 12 months, how likely are you to use an artificial intelligence tool for the following?” were used to calculate the average use of AI for education, health and work: “education” is based on the response “for education and training,” “health” is based on the response “for medical advice” and “work” is based on the response “for work tasks.” Expected increase in use is the difference between expected use in one year and actual use in the past month. Source: Human Development Report Office based on data from the United Nations Development Programme Survey on AI and Human Development.
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