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AI Impact Research

Comprehensive research on AI from frontier labs: usage patterns, capabilities, trajectories, and implications for higher education.

Two Research Tracks

This repository contains two complementary research compilations:

Track	Focus	Audience
AI Usage Research	How people use AI	General
AI Capabilities Research	What AI can do	University stakeholders

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AI Usage Research

How people use AI platforms from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.

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• 01. Automation vs Augmentation
• 02. Platform Specialization
• 03. Demographics & Adoption
• 04. Global Inequality
• 05. Enterprise vs Consumer
• 06. Use Case Evolution

Key Findings

• Gender Parity Achieved: ChatGPT now 52.4% female users (fastest of any major tech) (OpenAI)
• Automation Rising: Claude automation usage 27% → 39% (2024-2025) (Anthropic)
• Global Paradox: Emerging economies growing 4x faster but usage 23x lower (OpenAI, Anthropic)
• Teen Adoption: 64% of U.S. teens use AI chatbots, 28% daily (Pew Research)
• Enterprise Standard: 90%+ Fortune 500 using Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft)

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AI Capabilities Research

What AI can do: benchmarks, trajectories, and educational implications.

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• 01. Real-World Task Performance
• 02. Capability Trajectory & Economic Impact
• 03. Academic Task Benchmarks
• 04. Coding and Research
• 05. Agentic Capabilities
• 06. Safety and Alignment
• 07. Educational Implications

Key Findings

• Expert Parity: ~50% of professional tasks at expert level (OpenAI GDPval)
• Coding Leader: Claude Opus 4.5 at 80.9% SWE-bench (first to exceed best human) (Anthropic)
• PhD-Level Science: Gemini 3 at 93.8% on GPQA Diamond (Google)
• 100x Advantage: AI completes tasks 100x faster and cheaper than experts (OpenAI)
• Rapid Improvement: Capabilities doubled in 14 months (GPT-4o → GPT-5) (OpenAI)

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Data Sources

150+ verified sources across both research tracks:

• Primary Research: OpenAI GDPval, Anthropic Economic Index, Microsoft Copilot Analysis
• Benchmarks: SWE-bench, GPQA, AIME, OSWorld
• Economic: McKinsey, PWC, IMF projections
• Demographics: Pew Research, UN, OECD
• Industry: News analysis, platform comparisons

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For University Stakeholders

This research is designed to inform higher education decision-making:

Role	Start Here
Administrators	Capability Trajectory, Educational Implications
Faculty	Academic Benchmarks, Coding & Research
Curriculum Designers	Educational Implications, Real-World Tasks
Policy Makers	Safety & Alignment, Usage Patterns

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Last Updated: 2025-12-10