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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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1. Which AI models did you use this past month (April 2026)? (Select all that apply)
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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2. Which was your most-used model this past month?
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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3. How often do you use AI?
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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4. Roughly how many hours per week do you spend using AI for work?
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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5. Compared to last month (March), your AI usage has
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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6. Compared to last month (March), the value you get from AI has:
A
Increased
B
Stayed the same
C
Decreased
7. How would you categorize the
primary
benefit you get from AI?
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7. How would you categorize the primary benefit you get from AI?
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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8. What was your most common use case category this past month?
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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9. What was your highest value use case this past month
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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10. Which of the following describes your AI usage this past month? (Select all that apply)
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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11. Have you used any vibe coding tools (Replit, Lovable, Claude Code, etc)?
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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12. How would you describe your organization or company's stance on AI?
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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13. What's the biggest thing limiting your AI usage?
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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14. What is your primary department or function?
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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15. What's your title level?
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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16. How big is your company?
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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17. Have you used OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex or another tool to build agents?
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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