Which American businesses use AI
% · US nonfarm employer businesses in the stated sector
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AI BY SECTOR / Finance
AI inside financial services
AI in American business and global investment
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United States
ChinaPrivate investment only · excludes government support
Use is widespread, but uneven
Surveyed businesses using AI · %Loading chartExecutive survey · self-reports and expectations, not causal effects
Expectations run ahead of reported gains
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What businesses use AI for
Surveyed firms · % · applications overlapLoading chartExecutive survey · self-reports and expectations, not causal effects
How much executives actually use it
Executive respondents · %Loading chartExecutive survey · self-reports and expectations, not causal effects
The evidence in detail
Using AI is more common than planning to start
% of respondent firms
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Where firms reported using AI
% of respondent firms
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Automation does not mean autonomy
% of reported AI use cases
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