Pew Research Center — 58% of US adults studied conducted at least one Google search in March 2025 that produced an AI-generated summary

Claim: "About six-in-ten respondents (58%) conducted at least one Google search in March 2025 that produced an AI-generated summary."

Source: Pew Research Center, https://pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/07/22/ — Jul 22, 2025.

Confidence: Verified.

Why this matters for Candid: The "people-exposed" companion figure to the 18%-of-searches number (Pew Research Center — 18% of Google searches in March 2025 produced an AI summary (68,879 searches across 900 US adults; independent anchor)). Use the pair: 18% of searches, 58% of users — together they say AI summaries are routine, not edge-case.