$200 AI Usage Research - October 2026

Thank you for responding to our survey!

If you frequently use AI on a laptop for work or personal tasks, please answer the questions below to see if you qualify for our upcoming research study! Below are the details for this study:

Study Details: $200 for participating in a 60-minute in-person interview
Dates: October 6 - October 7
Demographics: AI users in the Austin area, ages 20-64

Lone Star Market Research values your privacy. We will never sell your information and will contact you only for research recruiting purposes. Please be aware that you will only receive compensation if you are selected and participate in the study, not for filling out this short pre-qualifying survey.

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1. Please leave blank-for office use:

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2. Contact Info (Required.)

Name:

Employer:

Occupation:

City

Email Address:

Phone Number:

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3. With which gender do you most closely identify? (Required.)

Female

Male

Non-Binary

Prefer to Self-Describe

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4. What is your age? (Required.)

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5. Which of the following best describes your employment status? (Required.)

Full time Employed

Part time Employed

Home maker/Stay at home parent

Student

Retired

Unemployed

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6. Do you currently work in any of the following industries? (Required.)

Marketing, Market research, Advertising, or PR

Product or Software Design and Manufacturing

Architecture, Engineering, or Construction

Artificial Intelligence/Data Science

Media & Entertainment

Computer manufacturing or distribution

None of the above

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7. How many employees worldwide does your organization employ? (Required.)

1 - 9

10 - 499

500 - 999

1000+

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8. How would you describe your primary role at your organization? (Required.)

Data Analyst / Engineer / Scientist

AI Development

Software Development

Product Development & Industrial Design

Architecture, Engineering & Construction

Creative Professional

IT & Networking

HR, Marketing, or Legal

Customer care/service or Sales

Finance, Payroll or Procurement

Administration or Management

Other (please specify)

I am not currently employed

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9. In which of the following ways have you used or tested AI tools in the past 12 months for work or personal tasks (select all that apply): (Required.)

Generate text, code, images, or analysis from a prompt

Get suggestions or completions inside software I already use for coding, design, engineering, data, or productivity work

Produce answers or work using my files, code repositories, or company data

Produce a multi-step piece of work from a single instruction (e.g., research a topic, then organize and draft the output)

Carry out a task across multiple applications, requesting my approval before each action (e.g., updating a file, sending a message, or running a process)

Deliver a completed, bounded task on its own that I review afterward (e.g., a long-running job I start and check on later)

Coordinate multiple AI agents or specialized systems to finish a larger job (e.g., separate agents handling different parts of one task)

None of the above

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10. Have you used any Agentic AI tools for work or personal use to carry out a multi-step task on your behalf (this would be where the AI took actions and made decisions independently, without directing each step)? (Required.)

Yes

I'm not sure if I have

I'm not sure what Agentic AI is

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11. Please list the top 5 AI tools you most commonly use. (Required.)

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12. Which device do you primarily use for work? (Required.)

Laptop/2-in-1 Notebook

Desktop

I don’t use a computer for work

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13. Which of the following, if any, represents your PRIMARY work laptop? (Required.)

HP Pavillion

HP ZBook

Dell Latitude

Dell Precision/Pro Mox

Lenovo Yoga

Lenovo ThinkPad

MacBook Air

MacBook Pro

Gaming notebook (Alienware, Asus, MSI, Razer, etc.)

Other (please specify)

I don’t own a work laptop

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14. Please give us the details of laptop that you primarily use at work: (Required.)

Brand

Model

Screen Size

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15. What is the range/series of the laptop you primarily use at work?

If you’re not sure, please check your computer’s System Information in your start menu. Once open, look for the “System SKU” entry. This usually shows your laptop series. (Required.)

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16. How many hours do you spend per week on your work laptop? (Required.)

Less than 20 hours per week

20–29 hours per week

30–39 hours per week

40+ hours per week

I don’t use a laptop for work

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17. How do you use your work laptop (select all that apply)? (Required.)

Data science, machine learning, or AI development

Software or app development

Product design or industrial design

Architecture, engineering & construction (AEC)

Mechanical or systems engineering

Creative production (video, animation, VFX, or graphic design)

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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18. Now, thinking of your PRIMARY work function, which of the following is closest to the way in which use your work laptop most often (select one)? (Required.)

Data science, machine learning, or AI development

Software or app development

Product design or industrial design

Architecture, engineering & construction (AEC)

Mechanical or systems engineering

Creative production (video, animation, VFX, or graphic design)

None of the above

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* 1. Please leave blank-for office use:

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* 2. Contact Info (Required.)

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* 3. With which gender do you most closely identify? (Required.)

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* 4. What is your age? (Required.)

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* 5. Which of the following best describes your employment status? (Required.)

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* 6. Do you currently work in any of the following industries? (Required.)

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* 7. How many employees worldwide does your organization employ? (Required.)

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* 8. How would you describe your primary role at your organization? (Required.)

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* 9. In which of the following ways have you used or tested AI tools in the past 12 months for work or personal tasks (select all that apply): (Required.)

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* 10. Have you used any Agentic AI tools for work or personal use to carry out a multi-step task on your behalf (this would be where the AI took actions and made decisions independently, without directing each step)? (Required.)

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* 11. Please list the top 5 AI tools you most commonly use. (Required.)

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* 12. Which device do you primarily use for work? (Required.)

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* 13. Which of the following, if any, represents your PRIMARY work laptop? (Required.)

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* 14. Please give us the details of laptop that you primarily use at work: (Required.)

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* 15. What is the range/series of the laptop you primarily use at work? If you’re not sure, please check your computer’s System Information in your start menu. Once open, look for the “System SKU” entry. This usually shows your laptop series. (Required.)

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* 16. How many hours do you spend per week on your work laptop? (Required.)

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* 17. How do you use your work laptop (select all that apply)? (Required.)

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* 18. Now, thinking of your PRIMARY work function, which of the following is closest to the way in which use your work laptop most often (select one)? (Required.)

1. Please leave blank-for office use:

2. Contact Info (Required.)

3. With which gender do you most closely identify? (Required.)

4. What is your age? (Required.)

5. Which of the following best describes your employment status? (Required.)

6. Do you currently work in any of the following industries? (Required.)

7. How many employees worldwide does your organization employ? (Required.)

8. How would you describe your primary role at your organization? (Required.)

9. In which of the following ways have you used or tested AI tools in the past 12 months for work or personal tasks (select all that apply): (Required.)

10. Have you used any Agentic AI tools for work or personal use to carry out a multi-step task on your behalf (this would be where the AI took actions and made decisions independently, without directing each step)? (Required.)

11. Please list the top 5 AI tools you most commonly use. (Required.)

12. Which device do you primarily use for work? (Required.)

13. Which of the following, if any, represents your PRIMARY work laptop? (Required.)

14. Please give us the details of laptop that you primarily use at work: (Required.)

15. What is the range/series of the laptop you primarily use at work?

If you’re not sure, please check your computer’s System Information in your start menu. Once open, look for the “System SKU” entry. This usually shows your laptop series. (Required.)

16. How many hours do you spend per week on your work laptop? (Required.)

17. How do you use your work laptop (select all that apply)? (Required.)

18. Now, thinking of your PRIMARY work function, which of the following is closest to the way in which use your work laptop most often (select one)? (Required.)