Economic Index Report by Anthropic - 09/2025: Uneven Global and Enterprise AI Adoption

AI is being adopted at a record-breaking pace, far exceeding previous technologies like the internet. However, this new report reveals that the AI revolution is starkly uneven, with usage heavily concentrated in high-income countries and among a narrow set of specialized business tasks. We'll unpack the data on who is using AI and how—from collaborative augmentation to full automation—and explore whether this technology will widen or narrow global economic inequality.