Women use ChatGPT as much as men do

"In the first few weeks after its release, OpenAI estimated that as many as 80% of users were male, according to the report. More recent data from June found slightly more usage among those with traditionally female names. OpenAI estimates its gender mix by analyzing user names as typically male, female or uncertain, which can indicate broad trends but isn't a scientifically accurate metric for assessing usage by gender."

"By the numbers: OpenAI's economic report draws on a sampling of 1.5 million conversations from ChatGPT's roughly 700 million weekly users. 80% of usage fell into three categories: practical guidance, information search and writing help. Coding and other specialized uses were far less common. The fine print: OpenAI studied a sampling of messages from logged-in users over 18, excluding those who specifically opted out, as well as those who requested their data not be used to train new models."

OpenAI estimated that early ChatGPT users were as much as 80% male, with June data later showing slightly more users with female names. Gender estimates were derived from analyzing user names as male, female, or uncertain, which signals broad trends but lacks scientific precision. Expanding usage beyond early adopters supported greater gender balance as practical applications attracted more users. A sampling of 1.5 million conversations from roughly 700 million weekly users found that 80% of usage involved practical guidance, information search, or writing help. Coding and specialized uses were much less common and companion or virtual therapist uses accounted for under 2%. Data came from logged-in users over 18 excluding opt-outs and those who limited training use; AI categorized content and researchers did not access individual chats.

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