AI chatbots are becoming everyday tools for mundane tasks, use data shows

AI chatbots are becoming everyday tools for mundane tasks, use data shows

The average person is more likely to use AI to come up with a meal plan than program a new app. Oscar Wong/Moment via Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence is fast becoming part of the furniture. A decade after IBM’s Watson triumphed on “Jeopardy!,” generative AI models are in kitchens and home offices. People often talk about AI in science fiction terms, yet the most consequential change in 2025 may be its banal ubiquity. To appreciate how ordina…

AI Chatbots Are Becoming Everyday Tools For Mundane Tasks, Use Data Shows - Stuff South Africa

Artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming part of the furniture. A decade after IBM’s Watson triumphed on “Jeopardy!,” generative AI models are in kitchens and home offices. People often talk about AI in science fiction terms, yet the most consequential change in 2025 may be its banal ubiquity. To appreciate how ordinary AI use has become, it helps to remember that this trend didn’t start with generative chatbots. A 2017 Knowledge at Wharton…