Artificial intelligence used to be the stuff of science fiction, but love it or hate it, it’s now a part of our everyday lives. While some people embrace it and use it for as many things as they can think of, others may be using it reluctantly or not even realizing when they are. New research from Harvard Business Review highlights how people are using AI most in 2025.
- It’s based on an analysis of thousands of forum posts, like on Reddit and Quora, over the last year.
- The report ranks the top 100 ways everyone is using AI and finds that support, both professional and personal, tops the list.
- Therapy and companionship is number one, followed by life organization and finding purpose, and all three uses show humans are using AI to help manage emotions and their lives.
- Last year, therapy and companionship was second, while life organization wasn’t even on the list.
- “Personal and Professional Support” is now the biggest use overall, but content creation, learning and creativity uses are still popular.
The Top 10 Ways People Use AI in 2025
- Therapy & Companionship
- Organize Life
- Find Purpose
- Enhance Learning
- Generate Code
- Generate Ideas
- Fun & Nonsense
- Improve Code
- Creativity
- Healthy Living
Source: Visual Capitalist