{"id":23432,"date":"2025-04-08T12:41:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/web\/?p=23432"},"modified":"2025-04-14T00:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T00:37:03","slug":"new-report-the-state-of-generative-ai-use-in-canada-2025-exploring-public-attitudes-and-adoption-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/web\/2025\/04\/08\/new-report-the-state-of-generative-ai-use-in-canada-2025-exploring-public-attitudes-and-adoption-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"[New Report] The State of Generative\u202fAI Use in Canada\u202f2025:\u202fExploring Public Attitudes and Adoption Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TORONTO\u202f\u2014\u202fApril\u202f2025<\/strong> \u2014 A majority of Canadians (66%) have experimented with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools less than three years after ChatGPT\u2019s public debut, according to a new report released today by the Social Media Lab at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The State of Generative\u202fAI Use in Canada\u202f2025<\/a><\/strong>, authored by Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd, Philip Mai, and Anthony Clements Haines of Toronto Metropolitan University, draws on a census\u2011balanced survey of 1,500 adults conducted between February\u202f19 and March\u202f1,\u202f2025. The report charts the nation\u2019s rapid adoption of text\u2011, image\u2011, audio\u2011 and video\u2011generation technologies while spotlighting growing public unease around ethics, privacy, and job security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe speed at which Canadians have adopted large language models is unprecedented,\u201d <\/em>said Dr. Anatoliy\u202fGruzd<\/strong>, Canada Research Chair and Co\u2011Director of the Social Media Lab. \u201cYet our data show that excitement is tempered by serious concerns about how personal data are collected and used, and whether these tools will erode critical thinking skills and replace jobs in Canada.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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