Anthropic Report: Scientists Primarily Use Claude for Data Analysis and Writing
An analysis by Anthropic of 207,000 research sessions from August to September 2026 found that data analysis and writing were the most common tasks: data analysis accounted for 33.7% of Claude's usage and 48.1% of Claude Code's, while writing made up 32% of Claude's. Formal sciences like computer science and mathematics saw higher per-user engagement, whereas experimental fields such as chemistry and medicine saw less. The report estimates that widespread adoption of current capabilities could…
Anthropic Report: Scientists Primarily Use Claude for Data Analysis and Writing
An analysis by Anthropic of 207,000 research sessions from August to September 2026 found that data analysis and writing accounted for the largest shares: data analysis made up 33.7% of Claude usage and 48.1% of Claude Code usage, while writing accounted for 32% of Claude usage.
Researchers in formal sciences such as computer science and mathematics used the tools more per capita, whereas those in experimental disciplines like chemistry and medicine used them less. The report estimates that widespread adoption of current capabilities could double research output in some fields; if AI were to take over all non-physical work, the increase in fields like computer science could be as high as 15 times.