"Most AI Literate Are PMs." AISA's State of AI Literacy Report Q2 (Sample Size: 1017 reports)

Nearly half of all professionals (49%) are AI Literate — they know enough to use AI, but not enough to use it safely, explain how it works, or recover when it fails.

AI Literacy by Role: Who Understands AI Best?

Product managers lead among major roles (59.7). Students trail by 22 points (37.3) — the future workforce is not yet AI literate.

Key Findings: AI Literacy in 2026

•Only 49% of professionals are AI Literate (score 28–59) — the largest group. They use AI but carry significant knowledge gaps.
•44% cannot explain how AI works at a functional level (AI Fundamentals score below 5/10).
•36% have no functional AI safety practice — unaware of data boundaries or downstream risks.
•36% know AI's limitations only from headlines, not from personal experience.
•Product managers score highest among major roles (59.7). Students score lowest (37.3).
•Marketing & Content professionals have the lowest AI safety score (37.2) of any role.
•The biggest gap between AI Literate and AI Native professionals is Technical Understanding — a 46-point divide.
•Only 11% of professionals qualify as AI Native (score 80+).

Source: AISA AI Literacy Report 2026 — 1,017 assessments, Feb–Jun 2026. aisa.to/state-of-ai-literacy. Free to cite with attribution.