The States Most Interested In AI App Usage
Since the launch of artificial intelligence (AI), industries around the world have witnessed significant advancements and changes in their workflows. Adobe’s recent release of the Photoshop Beta app in May 2023 is just one example of how companies are integrating artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency in tasks.
AI has become a major component across various industries and sectors, changing the way we think and work. But which US states are most interested in AI?
A new report by GoTo reveals the states most curious about AI adoption by analyzing Google search data for terms related to chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google Bard2. This analysis found the US states that have the highest interest in artificial intelligence.
More Than 50% Of Californians Are Regularly Searching For AI Apps
It’s not going to come as a surprise that California is a leading state for artificial intelligence, having over 20 million searches for AI software since May 2022. California is not only home to some of the world’s leading AI companies, including Google, Apple and Facebook but additionally, is home to prestigious institutions like Stanford University and the University of California, which have all made significant contributions to the field of AI.
Massachusetts ranked second among Google searches for AI apps such as ChatGPT and Google Bard, with 4840.1 out of 10,000 residents searching for AI apps regularly.
GoTo also analyzed data from Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence Index Report3 which revealed the number of AI job postings in the United States in 2022. The data found California ranked number one, with 142,154 postings, followed by Texas (66,624) and New York (43,899).
Ranks
State
AI Searches 12 months
AI Users per 10,000
Job Posting
1
California
20,195,760
5189.6
142154
2
Massachusetts
3,375,600
4840.1
34603
3
New York
9,094,560
4664.6
43899
4
New Jersey
4,112,880
4443.7
23447
5
Washington
3,435,120
4386.7
31284
6
Virginia
3,392,640
3895.2
34221
7
Maryland
2,296,200
3730.8
16769
8
Utah
1,273,440
3720.8
6885
9
Oregon
1,542,720
3652.3
10811
10
Connecticut
1,280,400
3528.2
8960
11
Illinois
4,132,080
3311.6
31569
12
Rhode Island
355,680
3261.7
2965
13
Colorado
1,899,600
3236.9
20421
14
Georgia
3,368,160
3051.5
26620
15
Texas
9,269,520
3039.2
66624
16
New Hampshire
423,960
3021.9
2719
17
Delaware
297,720
2884.9
3503
18
Vermont
185,280
2863.0
1571
19
Nevada
895,440
2790.3
6813
20
Florida
6,284,040
2773.0
33585
21
Minnesota
1,546,320
2702.0
11808
22
Pennsylvania
3,402,480
2631.1
20397
23
North Carolina
2,801,160
2586.0
23854
24
Hawaii
368,880
2573.8
2550
25
Arizona
1,916,760
2571.6
19514
26
Michigan
2,313,720
2306.6
25366
27
Indiana
1,527,480
2229.1
9247
28
Alaska
160,320
2187.2
970
29
Wisconsin
1,275,120
2159.4
8879
30
Maine
300,480
2156.4
2227
31
Nebraska
423,120
2145.3
4032
32
Idaho
423,000
2143.1
6109
33
Missouri
1,288,080
2082.2
10990
34
Kansas
609,360
2075.2
7683
35
North Dakota
156,240
2001.6
1227
36
Ohio
2,335,440
1988.0
19208
37
Wyoming
114,240
1958.6
769
38
Montana
215,880
1894.5
833
39
Iowa
605,280
1889.5
5670
40
Tennessee
1,294,680
1814.7
11173
41
Oklahoma
728,280
1798.9
5719
42
New Mexico
362,760
1719.2
3357
43
Alabama
874,440
1715.0
7866
44
South Dakota
156,240
1691.9
2195
45
South Carolina
896,880
1669.5
4928
46
Kentucky
733,320
1623.1
4536
47
West Virginia
255,960
1450.4
887
48
Arkansas
435,120
1420.5
7247
49
Louisiana
618,360
1358.0
4806
50
Mississippi
353,760
1207.2
2548
The States Least Interested In AI According To Population Revealed:
Mississippi ranked bottom in the US for AI interest, with only 1207.2 residents out of 10,000 searching for chatbots. In 2022, only 2,548 AI job postings were created in Mississippi, among some of the lowest in the country.
Louisiana (1358), Arkansas (1420.5), West Virginia (1450.4), and Kentucky (1623.1) round off the top five states, that have the lowest curiosity when it comes to AI out of 10,000 residents.
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