tl;dr: Despite media narratives that "everyone is using AI for everything," data from Gallup, Microsoft, Datos, and others shows roughly one-third of Americans actively use AI, one-third use it occasionally, and one-third don't use it at all—with adoption stalling and negative sentiment rising. Concerns about job loss, privacy, and misinformation are driving deliberate avoidance, and AI's net positive societal rating sits at just +8%, comparable to social media. The author draws an analogy to meat consumption, suggesting companies should offer a spectrum of AI options rather than assuming universal adoption.