Researchers surprised to find less-educated areas adopting AI writing tools faster
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Summary
A new study from Stanford University has found that since its launch in 2022, AI-generated language models now write up to a quarter of all professional communications across multiple sectors.
The study looked at 300 million text samples across various sectors including financial consumer complaints, corporate press releases, job postings, and UN press releases.
It found that AI writing tools are increasingly being used in places where less educated people live, with 19.9% of tools being used in lower education areas, versus 17.4% in higher education areas.
The study showed a reversal of the usual trend of new technologies first being adopted in more urban areas.
The researchers noted that firms, consumers, and even international organizations are increasingly relying on AI for communications.
