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April 2026 - AIDB AI Pulse Survey
Thank you for filling this survey out! It should take less than 5 minutes. Anyone who contributes will get first access to the results a week before they're available for general consumption. Questions? nlw@aidailybrief.ai
USAGE & MODELS
1. Which AI models did you use this past month (April 2026)? (Select all that apply)
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ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Claude (Anthropic)
Gemini (Google)
Grok (xAI)
Copilot (Microsoft)
Llama (Meta)
DeepSeek
Qwen (Alibaba)
Kimi (Moonshot)
Mistral
Other
None
2. Which was your most-used model this past month?
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A
ChatGPT (OpenAI)
B
Claude (Anthropic)
C
Gemini (Google)
D
Grok (xAI)
E
Copilot (Microsoft)
F
Llama (Meta)
G
DeepSeek
H
Qwen (Alibaba)
I
Kimi (Moonshot)
J
Mistral
K
Other
3. How often do you use AI?
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A
Daily
B
Weekly
C
Monthly
D
Very Occasionally
E
Never
4. Roughly how many hours per week do you spend using AI for work?
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A
Less than 1 hour
B
1-5 hours
C
5-10 hours
D
>10 hours
5. Compared to last month (March), your AI usage has
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A
Increased
B
Stayed the same
C
Decreased
VALUE & IMPACT
6. Compared to last month (March), the value you get from AI has:
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A
Increased
B
Stayed the same
C
Decreased
7. How would you categorize the
primary
benefit you get from AI?
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A
Time saving
B
Cost saving
C
Increased output/throughput
D
Quality improvement
E
Increased revenue
F
New capabilities
G
Risk reduction
H
Improved decision making
I
Not seeing meaningful benefit yet
8. What was your most common use case category this past month?
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A
Writing & editing
B
Research & analysis
C
Coding
D
Data analysis
E
Creative & design
F
Communication & email
G
Learning & skill development
H
Brainstorming & ideation
I
Strategic planning
J
Administrative tasks
K
Other
9. What was your highest value use case this past month
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A
Writing & editing
B
Research & analysis
C
Coding
D
Data analysis
E
Creative & design
F
Communication & email
G
Learning & skill development
H
Brainstorming & ideation
I
Strategic planning
J
Administrative tasks
K
Other
HOW YOU USE AI
10. Which of the following describes your AI usage this past month? (Select all that apply)
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Assisted - AI helped me do something better or faster
Automated - AI handled a task end-to-end that I described
Agentic - AI figured out the steps and executed them to reach a goal I set
11. Have you used any vibe coding tools (Replit, Lovable, Claude Code, etc)?
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A
Yes, this month
B
Yes, but not this month
C
No, but I'm interested
D
No, and I'm not interested
E
Not sure what this means
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
12. How would you describe your organization or company's stance on AI?
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A
Actively encourages AI use
B
Neutral / no official guidance
C
Restrictive / limits AI use
D
N/A (I work for myself / don't have an organization)
13. What's the biggest thing limiting your AI usage?
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A
Policy or approval barriers
B
Skill gap - not sure how to use it effectively
C
Use case gap - not sure what to use it for
D
Tool access - don't have the tools I need
E
Time to learn
F
Don't see enough value
G
Nothing - I'm using it as much as I want
ABOUT YOU
14. What is your primary department or function?
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A
Sales
B
Marketing
C
Customer Success / Support
D
Human Resources
E
Finance / Accounting
F
Operations
G
Engineering
H
IT
I
Product
J
Legal
K
Executive / Leadership
L
Other
15. What's your title level?
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A
Individual contributor
B
Manger
C
Director
D
VP / SVP
E
C-Suite / Executive
F
Consultant
G
Founder / Owner
H
Other
16. How big is your company?
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A
0-50
B
50-500
C
500-1000
D
1000-5000
E
5000-50000
F
50000+
ONE MORE THING
17. Have you used OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex or another tool to build agents?
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A
Yes!
B
No
C
No, but would like to!
18. (OPTIONAL) What's one thing AI helped you do this month that surprised you?
Finally, to what email should we send the results?
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Thank you so much!
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