Census Bureau AI adoption survey changed under Executive Order 14434
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Large companies (250+ employees) answering "yes" to AI use jumped from ~12% in September 2025 to ~30% by February 2026 and ~40% by October 2026 after the BTOS question was reworded to "any business function." The biweekly survey samples 200,000 of 1.2 million businesses, with each firm polled every twelve weeks.
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