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  "claim": "16% of U.S. workers say at least some of their work is done with AI; 52% are worried about AI's future impact (Pew, 2025)",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"How many workers use AI at work?\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "rating": {
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    "best": 5,
    "worst": 1
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  "origin": {
    "publisher": "Pew Research Center",
    "title": "U.S. Workers Are More Worried Than Hopeful About Future AI Use in the Workplace (Feb. 25, 2025)",
    "year": "2025"
  },
  "quote": "About half of workers (52%) say they're worried about the future impact of AI use in the workplace ... About one-in-six workers (16%) say at least some of their work is currently done with AI.",
  "method": "Pew American Trends Panel survey of 5,273 employed U.S. adults, Oct. 7–13, 2024; weighted.",
  "drift": [
    "Date: survey predates wider 2025–2026 adoption"
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  "interest": "n/a (nonpartisan research center funded mainly by The Pew Charitable Trusts).",
  "safe_rephrasing": "In a Pew survey published in February 2025, 16% of U.S. workers said at least some of their work is done with AI, and 52% said they were worried about AI's future impact at work.",
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    {
      "title": "Pew Research Center — U.S. workers and AI (2025)",
      "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2025/02/25/u-s-workers-are-more-worried-than-hopeful-about-future-ai-use-in-the-workplace/",
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  "as_of": "Survey Oct. 7–13, 2024; published Feb. 25, 2025",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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