SALT LAKE CITY – Americans are apparently less enamored of using artificial intelligence tools than are many foreigners.
That’s the conclusion of an international survey of AI usage in eight western countries by experts at Coveron, a global cyber-security firm based in Lithuania.
“Americans are developing clear boundaries around AI use,” according to Tomas Sinicki, the managing director of Coveron.
“They’ll consult (an artificial intelligence application) for health questions, but hesitate on everyday tasks that other countries seem to have embraced,” he adds. “Yet nearly half are still sharing personal data with these platforms.”
Surprisingly, the Coveron survey revealed that, while one in four Americans think nothing of consulting AI bots about health issues, the United States was the most conservative of all eight counties surveyed when it comes to everyday tasks like writing assistance, legal advice or career guidance.
Conducted in late March and early April of 2026, the Coveron survey polled 7,862 residents aged 18–74 in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Quotas were placed on age, gender and place of residence to ensure a nationally representative sample of internet users.
That study found that while 37 percent of Americans turned to AI platforms for writing assistance, only 19 percent sought AI assistance for career guidance; 26 percent for travel planning; 17 for financial guidance; and 14 percent for legal advice.
With 36 colleges and universities here in Utah, however, it’s possible that the Beehive State will soon be bucking national trends in some forms of AI usage.
A recent national study by the Visual Capitalist website suggests that Utah ranks third among the 50 states in terms of overall AI usage at 35.7 percent, offering one of the clearest examples of strong AI adoption outside the traditional coastal tech hubs. Utah’s younger workforce and growing tech sector have helped make it one of America’s fastest-adopting AI markets.
The Coveron survey also highlights ways in which groups turn to AI for fundamentally different purposes. About 20 percent of Americans, predominantly from vulnerable or under-served populations, are increasing turning to AI for mental health support, suggesting that technology is starting to fill traditional infrastructure gaps.
While AI usage is widespread, Sinicki says most users exercise caution about what personal information they disclose. The survey found that 52% of AI users have never shared any personal information with AI agents, including 53% of respondents from the United States.
Americans tend to share their email addresses most often (17%), while 13% of those respondents share both personal photos and location data.
Residents of all countries are less likely to share high-stakes credentials, including credit card details (4%), biometric information (4%), national ID numbers (4%), personal documents like social security cards and passports (4%) and intimate photos (2%).
Yet even seemingly harmless information can increase vulnerability to scams. Personal details shared with AI platforms can be exploited by bad actors to craft convincing phishing attempts, identity theft schemes or AI-powered social engineering attacks.
“Understanding what information you’re giving away, and to whom, is as important as ever,” according to Sinicki.
For more information about the Coveron survey, go online to www.coveron.com.