Epoch AI releases ChatGPT usage data sampled from YouGov's US panel
evijit · x · 2026-10-02
- Epoch AI partnered with YouGov to randomly sample ChatGPT users from YouGov's US panel, with all message text stripped before the data was shared.
- The author calls on governments to regularly measure and publish AI usage data across the economy.
- Two caveats: users opted in to share histories, and all had used ChatGPT at least once in 2026 when the sample was drawn.
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