AI use surges globally but rich-poor divide widens, Microsoft says
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The Economic TimesAI use surges globally but rich-poor divide widens, Microsoft says
Read: 2 min Generative artificial intelligence is being used by 17.8 per cent of the world’s working-age population, but the gap between wealthy and developing nations continues to widen, according to a report published Tuesday by Microsoft. In the first quarter of 2026, 27.5 per cent of people aged 15-64 in developed countries used a generative AI tool, compared with 15.4 per cent in the developing world — a gap that widened by 1.5 per cent fro…
Access to the Internet, electricity, non-Anglophone countries... a note from the Microsoft AI Economy Institute sets a ranking of countries where the use of generative AI is already the most installed. France ranks fifth in the world with 47.8% of users, behind the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Norway and Ireland.
More and more people are using AI not only to try it out, but in everyday life and in their jobs. New data from Microsoft now shows which countries are leading the way in AI deployment and where the digital divide is widening.
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