Using a dataset of the GESIS Panel.dbd Digital Behavioral Data Sample from 2023, this article examines AI use and attitudes in Germany. Almost half of the respondents had tried ChatGPT while one in five had not heard of it. Both positive and negative attitudes toward AI were common. Most agreement was found on the statements that AI helps with work and can easily be misused by companies. In a second step, different recruitment approaches were compared using the absolute average relative bias.
Participants recruited via Meta used ChatGPT more frequently than those recruited from the ALLBUS sample. However, the difference was smaller when looking at the attitudes toward AI. Overall, the findings suggest that most people had heard about ChatGPT, while frequent use was scarce, with mixed attitudes toward AI. Moreover, the results depend on the underlying sample.