In a February 2024 survey conducted into adult media literacy in Australia, the top reason respondents had not used generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services was due to a lack of interest. Just over ** percent of those surveyed had not used GenAI services due to not feeling confident that they could use these services well.
base: respondents who had not used either text-focused or image-focused generative AI; nationally representative sample based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) population estimates
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
Survey question: What are your reasons for not using generative AI?
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Australian Media Literacy Alliance. (August 19, 2024). Leading reasons for not using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services in Australia as of February 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616169/australia-key-reasons-for-not-using-genai-services/
Australian Media Literacy Alliance. "Leading reasons for not using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services in Australia as of February 2024." Chart. August 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616169/australia-key-reasons-for-not-using-genai-services/
Australian Media Literacy Alliance. (2024). Leading reasons for not using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services in Australia as of February 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616169/australia-key-reasons-for-not-using-genai-services/
Australian Media Literacy Alliance. "Leading Reasons for Not Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (Genai) Services in Australia as of February 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616169/australia-key-reasons-for-not-using-genai-services/
Australian Media Literacy Alliance, Leading reasons for not using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services in Australia as of February 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616169/australia-key-reasons-for-not-using-genai-services/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Leading reasons for not using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services in Australia as of February 2024 [Graph], Australian Media Literacy Alliance, August 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616169/australia-key-reasons-for-not-using-genai-services/
