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AI Is Creating Anxiety. 
This Project Creates Clarity.

AI is everywhere — but most people still don’t know what’s useful, what’s hype, or how to use AI without feeling overwhelmed.

You’re not behind.

You’re not failing.

You’re not supposed to magically understand everything.
 
The world is asking people to navigate AI without a map.
 
This project is the map.

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This project is lead by

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AI Adoption At Work 2026 gives people something they’ve never had:

  • A clear, independent way to understand AI

  • A simple tool to identify your AI adoption pattern

  • A guide to what’s helping you, what’s hurting you, and what to do next

  • A public benchmark built for real life, not tech insiders

If AI has ever made you feel anxious, confused, or pressured — this project is for you.

Back it. Share it. Help build clarity in a noisy AI world.

What We’ll Deliver

1. Report on AI Adaptability Trends

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A publically available White Paper that reports on what drives successful AI adoption — and what doesn’t.

2. Find out how you work with AI

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An online quiz to understand your AI adoption patterns and what tools make sense for you.

3. See if your organization is ready for AI

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An online assessment tool of your organization to know where AI fits, what to prioritize, and what to fix first.

Our Stretch Goals

  • 125% funded: Create short video series summarizing key findings for maximum shareability

  • 150% funded: Add a social listening phase to examine themes in AI discourse on platforms such as Reddit and X

  • 175% funded: Publicly available dashboard featuring basic analytics of data w/ integrated chatbot to provide insights

  • 200% funded: Add a qualitative research phase to interview AI users to inform the survey and develop AI chatbots that adopt the personality of each Adapter Segment

  • 250% funded: Expand the study to include international comparison (additional countries or languages)

Who benefits from this research

People are overwhelmed. Small businesses are confused. Enterprises are stuck in pilot purgatory.

See our enterprise sponsorship tiers if you think your organization would be interested in this work.

See this page for more in-depth details about the project's methodology 

Meet the Research Team

See who are leading the project

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How you can support our research

Make a donation

See this page for detailed descriptions of the supporter tiers

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Curious

$3

Interested Observer

$15

Research Supporter

$35

Research Partner

$75

Data Explorer

$150

Co-Investigator

$500

Other

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Independence & Transparency Charter

This charter is the backbone of the project.

It’s how we ensure the world gets something it can trust.

1. No sponsor or backer can influence the research

No enterprise, vendor, or individual can edit, shape, cancel, or bias the findings.

2. All funding flows are transparent

Through Open Collective, every dollar in and out is publicly visible.

3. All methods are published openly

Sampling, analysis, frameworks, and limitations are shared publicly.

4. All deliverables are public

The benchmark report, segment profiles, tools, and assessments are free and accessible.

5. No data is sold

Backer data, survey data, and research data are never sold or shared with vendors.

6. No hidden agenda

We are not selling a product. We are building a public resource.

7. No enterprise influence

Enterprise backers receive early access — not editorial control.

8. No vendor involvement

This project is not funded by AI companies, tool vendors, or consultancies.

9. No pay‑to‑play

No one can buy their way into the findings.

10. Radical transparency

We build in public, publish updates, and show our work as it develops.

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