Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly established as part of daily life and working life in Cyprus, with the country ranking among the EU member states with the highest rates of AI technology use.
According to a special survey carried out in March 2026 as part of the EU's harmonised consumer surveys, more than half of consumers in Cyprus say they use AI tools either at work or for personal purposes, with the large majority of workers reporting significant benefits in productivity, work quality and workload management.
To better understand the impact of AI technologies on work, the European Commission proposed incorporating dedicated ad hoc questions into EU member states' harmonised consumer surveys.
Widespread use
The results show AI use is fairly widespread in Cyprus, with 57% of respondents saying they use it, against 43% who said they do not use AI at all.
35% of respondents in Cyprus use AI technologies at work, meaning for the purpose of carrying out their job duties, compared with 24% across the EU as a whole. Just over half of Cypriot consumers, 51%, said they use AI either exclusively for personal purposes or for a combination of personal and professional purposes, compared with 44% across the EU. Cyprus ranks among the countries with the highest AI use rates, particularly among workers using it to carry out job tasks.
Demographic patterns
The results show AI use is linked to consumers' demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Higher rates of AI use at work or for personal purposes are observed among younger age groups, people with higher levels of education, and those in employment. By contrast, higher proportions of older people, those with lower levels of education, and non-workers appear not to have incorporated AI technologies into their daily lives.
Workers' views on AI's impact
The large majority of workers surveyed reported benefits, to varying degrees, from using AI technologies, citing effects on the speed of completing tasks, work quality and workload management. The greatest benefits appear linked to task completion speed, with almost half of workers saying AI helps them complete their duties much faster.
Finally, 89% of respondents in Cyprus, compared with 60% across the EU, said they were not afraid of losing their job due to the adoption of AI technologies, although the figure varies slightly depending on consumers' income category.
