Anthropic launched a new research initiative on September 15, 2025—the "Anthropic Economic Index." It is a series of reports based on the analysis of real, yet anonymized, usage data of their Claude models to track the impact of AI on the economy. The first report revealed significant inequality in the technologys adoption. Geographically, AI usage strongly correlates with national income levels: wealthy regions like Singapore use the technology several times more actively than developing economies, which could exacerbate global economic inequality. In terms of sectors, AI finds its greatest application in the IT sector (programming, data analysis) and creative professions (copywriting), while its use in agriculture or manual labor is minimal. This initiative is positioned as a step towards creating "evidence-based" AI policy, providing real-world data to discuss its social and economic impact.
Anthropic Publishes "Economic Index" Showing Uneven AI Adoption
