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HBS Study: Knowledge Workers Lead AI Agent Adoption in 2026

Researchers from Harvard Business School have released a study detailing the adoption and usage of AI agents in 2026. The findings indicate that knowledge workers are the primary users, with productivity-related queries accounting for 36% of all interactions. Additionally, the study found that shopping and travel-related queries together make up 17% of AI agent usage. AI

IMPACT Provides insights into current AI agent adoption trends, highlighting key user demographics and common use cases.

RANK_REASON This is a research paper from a university on AI agent usage. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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    HBS researchers published the first large scale look at who actually uses AI agents in 2026. Knowledge workers lead, productivity is 36% of queries, and shoppin

    HBS researchers published the first large scale look at who actually uses AI agents in 2026. Knowledge workers lead, productivity is 36% of queries, and shopping plus travel combined are 17%. https:// go.aintelligencehub.com/ma-aia gentsadoption2026 # AI # Agents # Productivity