AI Chatbot Daily Usage Drops 31% as Privacy and Dependency Fears Grow

Executive Briefing

• Reveals heavy daily AI chatbot usage fell 31% over the past year, per a 1,008-person Future survey.
• Cites privacy concerns (32%), preference for human interaction (31%), and dependency fears (26%) as top barriers.
• Shows 30% of respondents now avoid AI chatbots entirely, a 24% jump compared to last year's survey.
• Indicates nearly 1 in 3 people still use generative AI daily, though overall adoption momentum is slowing.
• Notes tech-savvy Future publication readers use AI at roughly double the rate of general survey respondents.