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Capture / layer 6

Adopters

Enterprises and individuals using the products; indicator-only layer. Dependency tier 5.

Indicators

Share of work hours assisted by generative AIgrade B
consistent with normalcoincident80/95 confidence, good evidence, some ambiguity
6.3%as of 2026-06-30
US firms using AI (Census BTOS)grade A
consistent with normalcoincident70/95 confidence, good evidence, some ambiguity
22.4%(21.7%–23.1%)as of 2026-08-09
US businesses paying for AI (Ramp AI Index)grade B
emergingleading60/95 confidence, mixed or hard to operationalise
56.1%as of 2026-08-31
FDA-authorised AI-enabled devices, growthgrade A
consistent with normalcoincident70/95 confidence, good evidence, some ambiguity
26.7%as of 2026-06-30(2 obs)
US state AI bills introduced (legislative year)grade B
emerginglagging55/95 confidence, mixed or hard to operationalise
1035as of 2025-12-31
Augmentation vs automation share (Anthropic Economic Index)grade B
consistent with normalcoincident60/95 confidence, mixed or hard to operationalise
51.4%as of 2026-05-31
Customer-support productivity uplift from a generative-AI assistantgrade B
consistent with normalcoincident75/95 confidence, good evidence, some ambiguity
14.0%as of 2023-04-30
Executives reporting no AI impact on their own firmgrade C
consistent with normallagging70/95 confidence, good evidence, some ambiguity
90.0%as of 2026-02-28
Work-related share of ChatGPT consumer messagesgrade B
emergingcoincident65/95 confidence, mixed or hard to operationalise
27.0%as of 2025-06-30
Usage as a share of theoretical exposuregrade B
consistent with normalcoincident60/95 confidence, mixed or hard to operationalise
0.49×as of 2026-06-30(2 obs)

Crosswalk to the diffusion lens

  • Early adoption (same valve) — BTOS, BBD, Ramp and the Anthropic Economic Index are adoption from both ends.