Attitudes to AI among cultural sector workers, 2023 to 2026: survey data from 408 workshop participants

Survey data on attitudes to AI from 408 people working in arts, culture and heritage, collected between November 2023 and September 2026 through anonymous, optional questionnaires sent before AI workshops with Jocelyn Burnham (38 forms). The tables cover feelings about AI, confidence with AI tools, AI tools tried, areas of interest, and coded themes from two open questions on concerns and on barriers to confidence. Each table gives counts and percentages for all respondents and by period, organisation type and number of tools tried. Individual responses, free-text answers and organisation names are not published. README.md describes the questions, coding, breakdowns and limitations. The findings are discussed in the article What 400 cultural workers have told me about AI. Jocelyn Burnham is an independent AI consultant working internationally across arts, culture and heritage, supporting organisations, practitioners and networks to understand, experiment with and make informed decisions about AI through practical, critical and collaborative work. Website: www.aiforculture.com