According to the report of the consulting and technology company Future Mind “How is AI changing the everyday life of Poles? Artificial intelligence at work and in personal life” in 2025. Poles used Gen AI in their private lives regularly, i.e. every day or at least once a week. In 2024, 24 percent did so. subjects. — by approximately 16 percent less. The percentage of people who have never used artificial intelligence has also dropped – from 30%. up to 14 percent on an annual basis.
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AI as a colleague and “friend” for company
For what purposes do Poles use AI in their private lives? The respondents most often mentioned the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge – 43%. indications. In second place, Poles mentioned the support of an AI personal assistant in everyday matters – 30 percent indicated this. respondents. At the same time, almost every fourth person (24%) declared that they did not know how AI would have a positive impact on their personal life in the future.
An interesting fact is that 14 percent respondents were abused last year. chatbots as colleagues, and as many as 11 percent treated artificial intelligence as a “friend” to keep you company.
Poles also mentioned the negative consequences of AI development. These included, among others: disinformation and manipulation (41 percent of responses). In turn, 38 percent respondents were afraid of violation of privacy or unauthorized use of their identity.
The fear of dehumanization of interpersonal relationships increased from 35%. in 2024 to 37 percent in 2025, and the fear of reducing critical thinking skills – from 25 percent. up to 31 percent on an annual basis. The percentage of people afraid of losing their job due to automation has dropped from 29%. up to 25 percent year to year.
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According to the authors of the study, this means that as the debate on AI matures and its growing popularity, the fear of “human being replaced” by a machine decreases, and the concern about the longer-term consequences of the development of artificial intelligence increases, such as the shallowing of relationships, dependence on ready-made answers or the erosion of cognitive independence.
The data shows that the percentage of people who want greater regulation of AI has fallen over the year – from 48%. in 2024 to 39 percent last year. At the same time, 29 percent people considered that the level of regulation was sufficient last year, and 14 percent indicated that there should be fewer regulations.
