In 2019, the AI workforce made up 0.37 percent of the total workforce in the United States, which ranked 10th out of 24 OECD nations and was only slightly higher than the OECD average of 0.34 percent.

Fact of the Week: US Ranks 10th Among OECD Countries in Share of Employees With AI-Related Skills

AI-related publications increased 10 percent annually from 2005 to 2015, growing to 23 percent a year from 2015 to 2018.

Fact of the Week: AI-Related Publications Increased 23 Percent Annually Since 2015, More Than Double the Rate of the Prior Decade

U.S. businesses and universities developed 75 percent of all global patents in artificial intelligence from 2000 to 2016, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Fact of the Week: The United States Developed 75 Percent of all Artificial Intelligence Patents From 2000 to 2016

Innovation can be approximated across many different metrics, which can present very different impressions of where new technologies are being created and utilized. In a new report, the OECD has analyzed the 2,000 companies that invest the most in R&D for their output related to artificial intelligence.

Fact of the Week: US-Based Scientists Have Published 44 Percent of Recent AI-Related Scientific Articles but Have Been Awarded Only 20 Percent of AI-Related International Patents

AI-enabled automation is positively associated with changes in occupation employment shares in a sample of sixteen European countries. 

Fact of the Week: AI-Enabled Automation Is Positively Associated With Changes in Occupation Employment Shares

A recent paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research found customer support agents using an AI tool to guide their conversations saw a nearly 14 percent increase in productivity.

Fact of the Week: Customer Support Agents Using an AI GPT Tool Saw a Nearly 14 Percent Increase in Productivity 

The costs and complexities of AI suggest that it is easier and more economical for larger firms to use.

Fact of the Week: Firms With More Than 1,000 Employees Are 10 Times More Like to Use AI Than Firms With 5 to 10 Employees

A report finds that firms that are 125 miles from the closest AI hotspot, defined as an area with over 1000 AI publications or patents, experienced 17 percent lower AI job growth between 2007 and 2019.

Fact of the Week: Commuting Areas Far From AI Hotspots Experienced 17 Percent Lower Growth in AI Jobs

At the current pace of AI growth, compute demand is projected to increase by a factor of 125 by 2030, requiring more and larger data centers that consume large amounts of energy. In fact, data center capacity will need to grow by 130 percent by 2030 to meet this demand.

Fact of the Week: 36.8 Percent of Individuals in OECD Countries Used Generative AI Tools in 2025

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Fact of the Week: US Ranks 10th Among OECD Countries in Share of Employees With AI-Related Skills

Fact of the Week: AI-Related Publications Increased 23 Percent Annually Since 2015, More Than Double the Rate of the Prior Decade

Fact of the Week: The United States Developed 75 Percent of all Artificial Intelligence Patents From 2000 to 2016