KPMG Survey Finds 87% of U.S. Workers Use AI Each Week
A separate KPMG study with the University of Melbourne found 44% of employees had broken their employer's rules on AI use.
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Nearly nine in 10 American workers now use artificial intelligence tools at least once a week, according to figures cited in a column published by Entrepreneur on October 13, 2026. The data, from KPMG's survey of American workers conducted in 2025, also showed that about half of respondents reached for the tools every day.
The column paired those numbers with a separate international study by KPMG and the University of Melbourne that polled more than 48,000 people in 47 countries. In that research, 44% of employees said they had used AI in ways their employer's rules did not permit, and 66% said they had acted on AI-generated results without checking whether they were correct.
The contributor argued that the management question for owners has shifted from whether staff may use the tools to who is accountable when the output is wrong. The piece recommended sorting tasks into three tiers — free use, use with human review, and off limits — and adjusting job descriptions so responsibility stays with an identified employee even when software performs part of the work.
The views expressed are the contributor's own.
This story was first reported by Entrepreneur.
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