Haves, have-nots and know-nots: Inside AI's new class divide 10.07.2026

A staggering class divide now separates how Americans experience artificial intelligence. For frontier power users, AI feels like a revolution capable of conjuring companies, building software, and solving complex problems at warp speed. For the average person, it feels more like an evolution—a smarter search bar, a faster inbox, or an ambient tech layer that saves time but little else. This new chapter in America's digital divide—the AI "haves," "have-nots," and "know-nots"—carries profound implications for the future of wealth, work, and power.

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