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Connecticut ranks 15th in the nation for AI use, according to a report by Claude, an AI assistant developed by Anthropic.

Researchers at Claude divided states’ Claude usage by their working age population.

Connecticut placed behind 14 other states, including neighbors like New York, Massachusetts and Vermont.

Washington, D.C. and Utah use Claude the most by far, followed by California, even as California has the most total usage.

Researchers found that AI usage was correlated with a state’s income.

Gov. Ned Lamont is seeking to encourage technological innovation in Connecticut, without many AI guardrails.

Claude usage was highest in states on the West Coast and in the Northeast, as well as in some outliers like Colorado, Missouri and Virginia.

The U.S. ranks 6th in Claude usage globally, with Israel, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea leading.

Angela is CT Mirror’s first AI Data Reporter / Product Developer. She is focused on developing AI methods to improve the CT Mirror’s research and reporting, using categorization, text-parsing, and other emerging technologies to provide even wider news coverage across the state of Connecticut. After fact-checking for CNN, Angela produced polls for the AP-NORC Center and worked on the 2024 VoteCast election model. She holds a B.A from Harvard and is originally from London, England.