Anthropic's Index: AI Augmentation Surpasses Automation in Workplace
Analysis
Key Takeaways
- •AI is primarily augmenting human work, with augmentation surpassing automation in usage.
- •AI delivers the largest productivity gains on complex, college-level tasks.
- •Computer and mathematical tasks continue to dominate AI usage.
“The split came out to 52% augmentation and 45% automation on Claude.ai, a slight shift from January 2025 when augmentation led 55% to 41%.”