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Generative AI adoption gap smaller than internet's in Europe, study finds

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A new study published on arXiv investigates the adoption gap of generative AI compared to the internet's early adoption phase across 16 European countries. Researchers found that the education gap in generative AI use in 2025 was generally smaller than the internet's gap when usage levels were comparable. The analysis, using Eurostat data, indicated that in most matched countries, the percentage-point difference in generative AI use between individuals with high and low completed education was significantly reduced. AI

IMPACT Suggests potentially more equitable access to generative AI tools compared to early internet adoption.

RANK_REASON Academic paper on AI adoption trends. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Generative AI adoption gap smaller than internet's in Europe, study finds

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  1. arXiv cs.IR (Information Retrieval) TIER_1 English(EN) · Keisuke Watanabe ·

    Is the education gap in generative AI use smaller than the internet's was at a similar level of use? Evidence from 16 European countries

    New technologies are usually adopted first by people with more formal education. This paper asks whether the education gap in generative AI use in 2025 is smaller or larger than the internet's gap in the same country in the year when overall internet use was at a similar level. I…

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