Google Launches Interactive AI & Economy ATLAS, Revealing US and India Adoption Divides

Data from Google’s AI & Economy ATLAS reveals that India's creative industry accounts for 19 percent of work-related AI usage, which is 1.6 times higher than the global average. [1] Meanwhile, the United States leads in technical adoption, with computer and mathematical roles making up 30 percent of work-related AI usage, doubling the share seen in the rest of the world. [1] Google has launched a new interactive, open-access experience to make millions of global data points from ATLAS easier to explore. [1]

New research from Google, Google DeepMind, and MIT FutureTech details how scientists are integrating artificial intelligence into their workflows. [1] Nearly half of surveyed scientists use some form of AI every day, adopting both large language models and specialized models in mutually reinforcing ways. [1] By using these tools, scientists report saving almost seven hours a week, freeing up time for additional research. [1]

The adoption numbers highlight a geographic divide in early AI integration, with the US focusing on core mathematical and technical implementation while India leads in creative applications. By releasing an open-access interactive tool, Google is positioning its ATLAS dataset as a primary resource for tracking global AI economic integration. The reported seven hours of weekly time savings for scientists suggests that both general LLMs and specialized models are already delivering measurable productivity gains in highly technical fields, moving beyond experimental phases into daily reliance. What the sources don't address: whether these reported time savings translate directly into a higher volume of published research or simply shift the nature of scientists' daily tasks.