{"id":195410,"date":"2026-03-13T04:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/42-of-power-users-say-they-now-use-search-less\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T04:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T08:10:12","slug":"42-of-power-users-say-they-now-use-search-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/42-of-power-users-say-they-now-use-search-less\/","title":{"rendered":"42% of Power Users Say They Now Use Search Less"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/artificial-intelligence\/2026\/42-percent-of-power-users-say-they-now-use-search-less\/\">42% of Power Users Say They Now Use Search Less<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/artificial-intelligence\/2026\/42-percent-of-power-users-say-they-now-use-search-less\/\">https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/artificial-intelligence\/2026\/42-percent-of-power-users-say-they-now-use-search-less\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-13 04:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.pymnts.com\">www.pymnts.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Key Shift in AI Usage:<\/strong> People are increasingly turning to AI not just for information but as a primary tool for various personal tasks, marking a significant change in AI perception from a novelty to a functional assistant.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Dedicated AI Platforms Adoption:<\/strong> Over 60% of consumers used dedicated AI platforms during the past year, and this trend is evident more keenly among Generation Z and Power Users.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Behavioral Shift and Muscle Memory:<\/strong> Small wins in using AI for simple tasks lead to a behavioral shift where users develop muscle memory, making AI-mediated decision-making normal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Trust and Payment Integration:<\/strong> While a third of consumers prefer linking digital wallets rather than storing cards directly within AI apps, trust remains a crucial factor, particularly regarding privacy and permissions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Task-Driven Adoption:<\/strong> Personal tasks where a conversational interface saves time drive the &#8220;AI-first&#8221; behavior adoption, especially among Power Users who extend AI to various domains like shopping, planning, learning and wellness.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Consumer Personas:<\/strong> Consumers were categorized into four groups based on their AI use, with Power Users leading the adoption and holdouts remaining the largest group.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Future of AI-Mediated Commerce:<\/strong> The bridge from decision-making to facilitating payments is crucial for future AI adoption in commerce. Familiar digital wallet protections are preferable for consumers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Impact of Trust on AI Commerce:<\/strong> Trust, influenced by privacy and transparency, is a key barrier to AI-mediated commerce, highlighting the need for robust disclosure practices and user-driven permissions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>42% of Power Users Say They Now Use Search Less https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/artificial-intelligence\/2026\/42-percent-of-power-users-say-they-now-use-search-less\/ Publish Date: 2026-03-13 04:02:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":195411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Google-Search-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195412,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195410\/revisions\/195412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}