Cognitive Outsourcing
The Thinking Americans Hand Off to AI Most
Task
% Who Say It
Reading or summarizing long content
64%
Coming up with ideas
58%
Writing emails or messages
55%
Spelling and grammar
40%
Completing core parts of my job
32%
Doing mental math
29%
Deciding what to buy, eat, or watch
19%
Remembering important dates or information
17%
57%
of Americans say their first instinct is to
ask an AI tool
when they need to figure something out.