AI Adoption Is Still Earlier Than It Feels

I saw a post from Stephen Bartlett recently about AI adoption, and it really put things in perspective for me.

Each dot represents 3.2 million people. 2,500 dots for 8.1 billion humans. The graphic shows where people sit based on the most advanced AI interaction they have had.

Most of the world is still grey: never used AI. 84%. A smaller group is green: people using free tools. 16%. A smaller group again is yellow: people paying for AI and using it with intent. 0.3%.

Then there is the tiny red square: the people using AI to build, automate, code, and execute. 0.04%. That red square is the bit that stood out to me.

I am one of those rare people who make up the red dot. I pay for two or more subscriptions at any one time and have coded apps using AI. I spend at least one to two hours every day keeping up with the latest news.

I will let you in on a secret. I keep worrying that I am behind because the feed moves so fast. New tools, new models, new promises, every day. It is easy to think everyone is ahead of you. But the truth is, most people and most businesses are still nowhere near this.

So how do you put yourself in the top 1%? Pay for one AI tool. Use it every day for a month. Read one book about it or watch one long explainer video. That is enough to put you in the top 1% of AI knowledge on planet earth.

Where do you think you sit on this chart right now?