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AI Tool Use In 2026: Up, Up, and Away!

If you think AI tool use to get immediate answers to questions is slowing down, think again!

We’ve gathered information from a number of AI, AEO, GEO, and SEO experts and their research indicates it’s full steam ahead as far as U.S. citizens using AI to easily access the information they need by entering a “prompt” into the AI tool in-question.

And, individuals aren’t just using AI to complete a “search.” They are using it to be more productive, learn new skills, and get administrative work and other more complex work done!

Why Is AI Tool Usage Up?

AI tool usage continues to grow, because as these experts explain in the various articles cited below, not only are people using popular large-language-model answer engines (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Perplexity on their laptop and desktop computers, they are using AI capabilities embedded in mobile apps, or mobile apps whose key purpose is to serve as an AI tool (mobile versions of LLMs/answer engines like ChatGPT) to find solutions to problems or immediately gather the information they want and need.

Search Engine Land: AI assistants now equal 56% of global search engine volume: Study

Wonder Tools: The Best AI Mobile Apps

Five Percent: AI Is Much Bigger Than You Think

In addition, as mentioned at the top of our blog, use of AI tools to complete tasks and be more productive is expanding exponentially, as these AI experts explain.

IT Pro: Global Demand For This One AI Role Has Skyrocketed

Capital Logix: Generative AI’s Explosive Growth

Forbes: How AI Is Changing Work

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Where Can I Get Updates About Use Of AI Tools?

We plan to keep adding links to helpful article from experts as we identify them, so return here for ongoing AI tool usage updates.

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