Brazil uses Claude.ai for work more than almost anywhere else. This page compares Brazil with its peers and traces how AI exposure can transmit through the banking system into jobs — the focus of ongoing work with Banco Central do Brasil.
Use case split, by country
Work · Personal · Coursework — Brazil leans furthest toward work.
Source: GAIA country data (uc_work, uc_personal, uc_coursework), Feb 2026 AEI release.
In the Brazil study, occupational AI exposure doesn't hit employment directly — it travels through the credit channel: exposed firms face tighter bank lending, which feeds through to hiring and wages.
Source: “AI Exposure, Credit Markets & Employment in Brazil” (forthcoming, with Banco Central do Brasil). See the working paper.