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Boilerplate: What Humans Ask is an index of the 1,481 questions people most ask about AI, 519 of them ranked by measured US search volume (Semrush), each answered from first principles with cited primary sources.

Key stats (as of 2026-07)

  • 519 AI questions ranked by measured monthly US search volume; 1,481 answered in total.
  • The ranked questions are searched a combined 1,580,880 times per month in the US.
  • #1 is “What is AI?” — 106,000 searches/mo across 8 phrasings.
  • Environment questions (“Is AI bad for the environment?”, “How much water does AI use?”) draw 147,000+ searches/mo.
  • “How to turn off AI” questions draw 95,000+ searches/mo — the turn-it-off economy is real.

Use the data

Download CSV / JSON — CC BY 4.0, link to whathumansask.com required. Monthly snapshots for change tracking.

Method in one line

Question-form AI keywords from Semrush US, same-intent phrasings merged with volumes summed, ranked by combined monthly volume. Full methodology →