1 in 3 Americans Got Wrong Answers From AI, But 38% Use It as Their Calculator Anyway

According to an Omni Calculator survey, more than 6 in 10 Americans use AI for calculations, and about 1 in 3 of them say they've gotten a wrong answer from it at some point. Despite that, more than half still trust AI for math, while the other half remains skeptical. That trust doesn't run very deep, though. Only 2 in 10 users trust AI "completely," meaning they expect it to be right 90-100% of the time. Nearly half, 46%, only trust it in the 60-90% range, and 34% trust it just slightly or not at all. Why People Don't Trust It People doubt AI calculations for several reasons; 57% of respondents said they don't fully trust AI because it can simply make mistakes, 14% pointed to privacy concerns, and 13% can’t trust it simply because they do not understand how AI arrives at its answers in the first place. The other 30% are worried that leaning on it too much will make them worse at math themselves. What's interesting is that not everyone fits neatly into the "trust it" or "don't trust it" camps. In the same survey, 28% of people who were asked why they distrust AI answered that they actually don't, at least not when it comes to calculations specifically. So even people who are wary of AI in general seem willing to make an exception for math. Younger People Fear Losing Their Skills Over AI There's a real generation gap here, which was predictable. Gen Z uses AI for calculations more than others; 73% compared to 63% of Millennials, 58% of Gen X, and 55% of Boomers. The second most common reason for not trusting AI with calculation for younger generations was their fear of losing their own calculation skills; 46% of Gen Z and 33% of...