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Microsoft report: Romania lags global average in generative AI use

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A Q2 2026 report from Microsoft's Global AI Diffusion initiative indicates that 18.0% of Romania's working-age population used generative AI products, slightly below the global average of 18.8%. While Hungary and Poland show higher adoption rates at 33.3% and 32.3% respectively, Romania's growth in this metric was slower than the global pace. The report clarifies that these figures measure product usage rather than technical skill or software development capacity. AI

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Microsoft report: Romania lags global average in generative AI use

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Devaland ·

    Generative AI Use in Central Europe, Q2 2026: Romania 18.0%, Poland 32.3%, Hungary 33.3%

    <p><strong>Quick answer:</strong> in Microsoft's Global AI Diffusion report for Q2 2026, 18.0% of Romania's working-age population used a generative AI product, below the world figure of 18.8%. Hungary is at 33.3%, Poland at 32.3% and Czechia at 31.2%. Romania grew 0.5 percentage…

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