Few Americans Have Actually Tried ChatGPT Despite Most Knowing About It

pcmag.com:

While close to six in ten Americans are familiar with ChatGPT, just 14% have actually tried it, according to a Pew Research Center survey(Opens in a new window). 

Pew Research Center, who surveyed just over 10,000 US adults in mid-March, found that highly educated and affluent respondents were much more likely than Americans with a low-income and educated to high school level to know at least “a little” about ChatGPT. 

As the research found, just 41% of respondents whose highest level of education is a high-school degree said they were familiar with the OpenAI tool. Meanwhile, 79% of those with a postgraduate degree, and 71% of respondents who hold a bachelor's degree had heard about ChatGPT. 

Over half (55%) of lower-income Americans told Pew they knew nothing at all about the AI tool, which compares to just 24% of upper-income folks who had never heard of ChatGPT. Upper-income Americans were in fact more likely to know a lot about ChatGPT (28%) than know nothing at all. 

The survey also revealed discrepancies among races, with Asians far more likely than any other racial group to have familiarity with ChatGPT; 78% knew at least a little. White American respondents were the second most likely racial group to profess they knew about ChatGPT, with 59% knowing either a lot or a little about the AI chatbot.

Meanwhile, more Black Americans (51%) responded that they knew nothing at all about ChatGPT than at least a little (49%). While 47% of Hispanics knew nothing at all, 20% knew a lot, which is higher than both Black Americans (14%) and White Americans (17%).

The survey also revealed a gender and age imbalance, with men more likely than women to have heard at least a little about ChatGPT, while adults over 30 were less