SA holds its own as global AI adoption accelerates

AI adoption accelerates worldwide, with South Africa making gains amid uneven diffusion - SME Tech Guru

Worldwide adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, according to Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Q1 2026 Trends and Insights report from its AI Economy Institute. During the quarter, AI usage increased by 1.5 percentage points from 16.3% to 17.8% of the world’s working age population. Intensity of use among economies with the highest rates of AI diffusion also increased, with 26 economies now exceeding 3…

Report: Global AI Use Rises as Adoption Gap Continues to Widen

AI usage has reached 17.8% among the world's working-age population, while adoption remains far higher in developed economies than in the Global South.

SA holds its own as global AI adoption accelerates

Worldwide adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, according to Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Q1 2026 Trends and Insights report from its AI Economy Institute. During the quarter, AI usage increased by 1,5 percentage points from 16,3% to 17,8% of the world’s working age population. Intensity of use among economies with the highest rates of AI diffusion also increased, with 26 economies now exceeding 3…