Wolfe Research: AI Adoption 19% Firms, 50% Paying

Only 19% of U.S. businesses report using AI to produce goods or services, per the Census Bureau survey.
Approximately 50% of firms are paying for AI tools, according to real‑time spending data from Ramp.
Adoption is concentrated in technology services and securities/financial investments, with OpenAI leading and Anthropic second.
Wolfe Research forecasts about 70,000 AI‑related hires in 2026 and sees little chance of AI‑driven layoffs this year.