WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT AN AI TOOL POWER USER?

December 10, 2024

Do you research and try new prompts? 

Do you regularly experiment with ways to use AI?

Do you frequently ask yourself, “Could AI help me with this?


You are an AI power user, according to a recent 2024 World Trend Index Annual Report from Microsoft and LinkedIn (May 2024).

These users are more likely to: 

  • Redesign their business processes and workflows with AI - 66%
  • Use AI to catch up on missed meetings – 56%
  • Analyze information – 51%
  • Design visual content - 49%
  • Interact with customers - 49%


Some of these activities are possible with new AI functions such as meeting recaps and AI notes by Microsoft Teams. Other activities can be done using AI tools such as ChatGPT or Claude. 


AI tool use is not age specific 

It is not just a specific age group that are in this early adopter phase. This Microsoft survey found users were in the follow age groups:


Gen Z: 85%

Millennials: 78%

Gen X: 76%

Boomers: 73%


Other User Levels

Whether by need or inclination, AI tool users might be 

Skeptics

Novices

Explorers

Power Users 

Looks like adoption of the internet, social media, and Internet of Things, doesn’t it? Futurists forecast a super-fast increase in adoption. 

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