Cisco teamed up with the OECD to figure out who actually uses generative AI, and the results show a massive split between countries and age groups. People under 35 are running the show globally, while emerging markets like India, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa are way ahead of Europe on adoption and trust levels.
Young adults basically live online and feel confident about AI being useful, with over half actively using it and nearly half of the 26-to-35 crowd getting trained on it. Europeans are dragging their feet compared to historical tech rollouts, showing way less trust and more hesitation about the whole thing.
The study found that anyone burning more than five hours daily on recreational screen time reported worse life satisfaction and lower well-being scores. Older folks over 45 barely touch AI, and the over-55 crowd mostly feels uncertain because they have not messed with it yet, rather than actively hating on it.
Young adults basically live online and feel confident about AI being useful, with over half actively using it and nearly half of the 26-to-35 crowd getting trained on it. Europeans are dragging their feet compared to historical tech rollouts, showing way less trust and more hesitation about the whole thing.
The study found that anyone burning more than five hours daily on recreational screen time reported worse life satisfaction and lower well-being scores. Older folks over 45 barely touch AI, and the over-55 crowd mostly feels uncertain because they have not messed with it yet, rather than actively hating on it.
