Claude survey: new capabilities beat speed as top AI benefit, but creatives feel left behind

Anthropic’s survey of 81,000 Claude users found more people said AI expands what they can do than simply speeds up tasks.

Management and computer/math roles reported the biggest productivity gains from AI.

Visual artists and writers were more likely to feel constrained by AI and more worried about being displaced.

The sample was heavily skewed toward voluntary personal-account users, so it does not cleanly represent enterprise adoption.