{"id":303601,"date":"2026-06-17T09:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=303601"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:00:21","slug":"americans-more-likely-to-say-chatbots-help-rather-than-hurt-their-productivity-knowledge-and-creativity","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/americans-more-likely-to-say-chatbots-help-rather-than-hurt-their-productivity-knowledge-and-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans more likely to say chatbots help rather than hurt their productivity, knowledge and creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"34e6371a-88e8-45ee-bac0-d75a9ec3964c\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;34e6371a-88e8-45ee-bac0-d75a9ec3964c&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:303601,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/americans-more-likely-to-say-chatbots-help-rather-than-hurt-their-productivity-knowledge-and-creativity\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/americans-more-likely-to-say-chatbots-help-rather-than-hurt-their-productivity-knowledge-and-creativity\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-06-17&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:318719,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/americans_more_likely_to_say_chatbots_help_rather_than_hurt_their_productivity_knowledge_and_creativity-303601-1781704023.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Americans more likely to say chatbots help rather than hurt their productivity, knowledge and creativity&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say they think using AI chatbots __ each of the following&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: \\u201cHelps a lot\\\/a little\\u201d and \\u201cHurts a lot\\\/a little\\u201d responses are combined. 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