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Symposium on Young American Men

Digital life · 2025 survey

AI Use

How often do you use generative AI chat conversations, like ChatGPT, for things like search, advice, ideas or decision-making?

76% of young men use generative AI at least occasionally, and 16% use it daily.

Topline, all respondents

  • Occasionally28.8%
  • Never21.5%
  • Weekly21.4%
  • Daily16.1%
  • Monthly9.8%
  • Unsure2.4%

Most common answer

Occasionally

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28.8%

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The numbers

How often do you use generative AI chat conversations, like ChatGPT, for things like search, advice, ideas or decision-making?
ResponsePercent
Occasionally28.8
Never21.5
Weekly21.4
Daily16.1
Monthly9.8
Unsure2.4
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Citation

Cygnal / The Lafayette Company, “How often do you use generative AI chat conversations, like ChatGPT, for things like search, advice, ideas or decision-making?” Survey of 1,000 American men aged 16 to 28, fielded October 22–26, 2025, margin of error ±3.01%.