We still don’t know how people are really using AI

Research matters when it gives scientists better tools or clearer answers. The question is whether this work actually advances understanding or just adds noise.

Reporting

MIT Technology Review reports that We still don’t know how people are really using AI. AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI regularly publish reports on how people are using products like Claude and ChatGPT, but they only release the data they want us to see, AI researchers say. “There is no independent source to corroborate it,” says Anka Reuel, a Computer Science PhD candidate at the Stanford Trustworthy AI Research… The key issue is whether the finding is strong enough to guide follow-up research, better tools, safer systems, or real-world applications.

The Details

• MIT Technology Review: We still don’t know how people are really using AI
• AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI regularly publish reports on how people are using products like Claude and ChatGPT, but they only release the data they want us to see, AI

Next Developments

• replication by other researchers
• real-world applications
• limitations and caveats