According to OLX Robota, 78% of young Ukrainians aged 18−29 have at least once used artificial intelligence (AI) tools for professional purposes without their employer’s knowledge or official consent. At the same time, 68% use AI at work at least several times a month, and 50% use it daily.
Assessment of young people’s AI skills
57% of respondents aged 18−29 rate their AI skills as good or very good, while about 12% said they have weak skills or cannot use such tools at all. Only 21% consider themselves to be very proficient with AI and able to use tools freely for various tasks, and the largest group — about 37% — say they only know the basic capabilities and can use them.
Among the five countries in the study, Ukraine has the smallest share of young people who rate their AI skills highly: in Poland this figure is 76%, in Romania — 74%, in France — 78%, and in Germany it exceeds 81%.
How often young people use AI at work
68% of young Ukrainians use AI tools at work at least several times a month. Only about 7% interact with AI less often or do not use it at all, and about a quarter of respondents said they are currently not working.
Regarding regularity, 35% of young Ukrainians use AI at work daily, and 26% several times a week. By this measure, Ukraine has one of the highest results among the countries in the study: in Germany — 70%, in France — 66%, in Poland — 62%, in Romania — 57%.
Prevalence of AI use in everyday life
Among Ukrainians aged 18−29, half of respondents use AI daily, and a further 34% use it several times a week. Similar daily activity was recorded in Romania (approximately 50%) and higher figures in Germany, while in France about 43% of respondents use it daily.
Several times a week AI is used by 34% of young people in Ukraine, 35% in Romania and France, and 31% in Germany. At the same time, only about 4% of young people in Ukraine said they never use AI; similar figures — about 4% in Romania and approximately 3% in France and Germany.
