Colorado cracks top 10 in U.S. for AI use
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Colorado ranks eighth nationwide in per-capita AI use, per a report out Monday from Anthropic.
Why it matters: It's another signal of the state positioning itself as an emerging AI hub.
State of play: Denver leaders are angling to make the Mile High City a magnet for AI companies — hosting the country's first major city-led AI summit last year and gearing up for a second one later this month.
By the numbers: Colorado's usage of Claude, Anthropic's AI platform, is 1.3 times higher than its share of the U.S. working-age population, the report found.
- D.C. tops the nation at 3.82, followed by Utah (3.78), California (2.13), New York (1.58) and Virginia (1.57).
Zoom in: Coloradans lean on AI for lifestyle and personal guidance as much as work, an Anthropic spokesperson tells Axios Denver. They're overrepresented in using it to:
- Plan travel, events and household schedules.
- Manage finances and get relationship or parenting advice.
- Seek medical and sports training tips (no shock in one of the nation's most active states).
The big picture: Adoption of AI is fueling demand for skilled workers. CBRE's new Scoring Tech Talent report ranks Denver 14th among North America's top AI talent markets, with a pool of 8,100 AI specialists.
- But the region still produces more tech graduates than jobs, raising the stakes for attracting employers.
What they're saying: "Fewer jobs have been added to the market than local colleges have awarded degrees in tech, making our city a major draw for employers looking for a highly skilled workforce," Nic Weld, a senior vice president at CBRE in Denver, said in a statement.
- "This, combined with a strong concentration of tech professionals skilled in AI, reinforces Denver's reputation as a desirable market for tech companies," Weld added.