ANTHROPIC · NOVEMBER 2025
27% → 39%More direct delegation.
Directive task delegation increased over eight months in the analysed Claude conversations. This measures AI usage, not autonomous purchasing.
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ANTHROPIC · NOVEMBER 2025
27% → 39%Directive task delegation increased over eight months in the analysed Claude conversations. This measures AI usage, not autonomous purchasing.
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25%Of 12,000 surveyed consumers, 25% reported using generative AI shopping tools in 2025. Assistance does not mean delegated payment.
Read the report ↗ADOBE · JANUARY 2026
+693.4%US retail traffic from AI sources grew year over year during the 2025 holiday season, from a modest base. This is referral traffic, not agent-made purchases.
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COURSE PUBLISHER · ANONYMISED
68 → 3,101January to August 2026. Growth from a small baseline; August impressions reached 298,317. Search Console observations, not a controlled causal study or proof of agent revenue.
SPECIALIST MAKER · ANONYMISED
19,067 → 63,133January to August 2026, all channels in GA4. Google clicks declined from 10,185 to 9,714 in the same period. These measures must not be treated as equivalent.
Source: first-party Search Console and GA4 extracts reviewed 19 September 2026. Historical publishing work; not results from the proposed integrated Quarry platform.
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