Georgians are helping drive the nation’s artificial intelligence boom, ranking in the top 10 for interest in ChatGPT and AI.

What’s Happening: A new study from Lightyear reviewed Google search trends to measure how much residents in each state are engaging with artificial intelligence. The report scored states on interest in ChatGPT, overall AI learning, and the environmental cost of powering data centers.

Georgia landed ninth in the nation with an AI Interest Index of 0.495. But the state stands out for one key measure: ChatGPT searches. Georgia scored a 95 out of 100, putting it behind only Washington D.C. and California.

Between the Lines:

While Georgians are eager to explore what ChatGPT can do, their curiosity about the bigger picture lags:

Interest in AI’s environmental impac

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