Who is behind the UK's billion-pound AI boom?

A study of UK bank transactions found that consumer spending on AI tools became a billion-pound market, funded by individuals rather than employer accounts. Subscriptions cluster heavily among younger adults, top earners, Londoners, and technical professionals who purchase the software for work tasks. These findings give social scientists empirical data on how demographic and occupational divides shape digital tool adoption.

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