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The rich are more likely to use AI, exposing a new digital divide

  • May 1, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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The rich are more likely to use AI, exposing a new digital divide
The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)—particularly in "hidden" everyday applications—is creating a new and distinct form of digital inequality. This is the warning of communication researcher Professor Sai Wang and her colleagues at the Hong Kong Baptist University, who analyzed data on more than 10,000 Americans' engagement with AI in a paper published in the journal Information, Communication & Technology.

Originally published at Phys.org

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