diff --git a/projects/js-packages/shared-extension-utils/changelog/is-admin-connected b/projects/js-packages/shared-extension-utils/changelog/is-admin-connected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d3f383f2177f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/js-packages/shared-extension-utils/changelog/is-admin-connected
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: added
+
+Added new isAdminConnected utility
diff --git a/projects/js-packages/shared-extension-utils/index.js b/projects/js-packages/shared-extension-utils/index.js
index 2ca584b2545d6..3671280e0483c 100644
--- a/projects/js-packages/shared-extension-utils/index.js
+++ b/projects/js-packages/shared-extension-utils/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export {
 	getUsableBlockProps,
 } from './src/plan-utils';
 export { default as isCurrentUserConnected } from './src/is-current-user-connected';
+export { default as isAdminConnected } from './src/is-admin-connected';
 export { default as useAnalytics } from './src/hooks/use-analytics';
 export { default as useAutosaveAndRedirect } from './src/hooks/use-autosave-and-redirect';
 export * from './src/hooks/use-plan-type';
diff --git a/projects/js-packages/shared-extension-utils/src/is-admin-connected.js b/projects/js-packages/shared-extension-utils/src/is-admin-connected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f40aeaf840c64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/js-packages/shared-extension-utils/src/is-admin-connected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import getJetpackData from './get-jetpack-data';
+
+/**
+ * Return whether the site has a connected admin user.
+ *
+ * @return {boolean} Whether the site has a connected admin.
+ */
+export default function isAdminConnected() {
+	if (
+		getJetpackData()?.jetpack?.has_connected_admin ||
+		window?.JP_CONNECTION_INITIAL_STATE?.connectionStatus?.hasConnectedOwner ||
+		window?.Jetpack_Editor_Initial_State?.connectionStatus?.hasConnectedAdmin
+	) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/projects/packages/my-jetpack/changelog/feature-ai-assistant-editor b/projects/packages/my-jetpack/changelog/feature-ai-assistant-editor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d3c3936c972a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/my-jetpack/changelog/feature-ai-assistant-editor
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: changed
+
+Jetpack AI: Allow non admin users
diff --git a/projects/packages/my-jetpack/src/class-rest-ai.php b/projects/packages/my-jetpack/src/class-rest-ai.php
index 3969810726da4..f5536bf7b17b9 100644
--- a/projects/packages/my-jetpack/src/class-rest-ai.php
+++ b/projects/packages/my-jetpack/src/class-rest-ai.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public function __construct() {
 					'methods'             => \WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
 					'callback'            => __CLASS__ . '::get_openai_jwt',
 					'permission_callback' => function () {
-						return ( new Connection_Manager( 'jetpack' ) )->is_user_connected() && current_user_can( 'edit_posts' );
+						return ( new Connection_Manager( 'jetpack' ) )->has_connected_admin() && current_user_can( 'edit_posts' );
 					},
 				)
 			);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public static function is_rest_endpoint_registered( $namespace, $route ) {
 	public static function get_openai_jwt() {
 		$blog_id = Jetpack_Options::get_option( 'id' );
 
-		$response = Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_user(
+		$response = Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_blog(
 			"/sites/$blog_id/jetpack-openai-query/jwt",
 			'2',
 			array(
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class-jetpack-ai-helper.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class-jetpack-ai-helper.php
index 1d31419d01721..e53528046a26a 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class-jetpack-ai-helper.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class-jetpack-ai-helper.php
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ function ( $msg ) {
 			return $response;
 		}
 
-		$response = Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_user(
+		$response = Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_blog(
 			sprintf( '/sites/%d/jetpack-ai/completions', $site_id ),
 			2,
 			array(
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public static function get_dalle_generation( $prompt, $post_id ) {
 			return $result;
 		}
 
-		$response = Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_user(
+		$response = Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_blog(
 			sprintf( '/sites/%d/jetpack-ai/images/generations', $site_id ),
 			2,
 			array(
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ public static function get_ai_assistance_feature() {
 
 		$request_path = sprintf( '/sites/%d/jetpack-ai/ai-assistant-feature', $blog_id );
 
+		// This is the only request to an AI endpoint that is made as a user and it should stay that way because of the
+		// permission checks in get_status_permission_check().
 		$wpcom_request = Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_user(
 			$request_path,
 			'v2',
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class.core-rest-api-endpoints.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class.core-rest-api-endpoints.php
index 3797d21fadbd5..317fe91a1b4fa 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class.core-rest-api-endpoints.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/_inc/lib/class.core-rest-api-endpoints.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public static function register_endpoints() {
 				'methods'             => WP_REST_Server::EDITABLE,
 				'callback'            => __CLASS__ . '::get_openai_jwt',
 				'permission_callback' => function () {
-					return ( new Connection_Manager( 'jetpack' ) )->is_user_connected() && current_user_can( 'edit_posts' );
+					return ( new Connection_Manager( 'jetpack' ) )->has_connected_admin() && current_user_can( 'edit_posts' );
 				},
 			)
 		);
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ public static function register_endpoints() {
 	public static function get_openai_jwt() {
 		$blog_id = \Jetpack_Options::get_option( 'id' );
 
-		$response = \Automattic\Jetpack\Connection\Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_user(
+		$response = \Automattic\Jetpack\Connection\Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_blog(
 			"/sites/$blog_id/jetpack-openai-query/jwt",
 			'2',
 			array(
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/feature-ai-assistant-editor b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/feature-ai-assistant-editor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eb6f53b359667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/feature-ai-assistant-editor
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: other
+
+Jetpack AI: Allow non admin users
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/ai-assistant/edit.js b/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/ai-assistant/edit.js
index 2817ee97ea823..47e26cdade1da 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/ai-assistant/edit.js
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/ai-assistant/edit.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 	PLAN_TYPE_FREE,
 	PLAN_TYPE_UNLIMITED,
 	usePlanType,
-	isUserConnected,
+	isAdminConnected,
 } from '@automattic/jetpack-shared-extension-utils';
 import { useBlockProps, InspectorControls } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 import { rawHandler } from '@wordpress/blocks';
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export default function AIAssistantEdit( { attributes, setAttributes, clientId,
 	const isWaitingResponse = requestingState === 'requesting';
 	const isLoadingCompletion = [ 'requesting', 'suggesting' ].includes( requestingState );
 
-	const connected = isUserConnected();
+	const connected = isAdminConnected();
 
 	const { productPageUrl } = useAiProductPage();
 
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/ai-assistant/extensions/lib/can-ai-assistant-be-enabled.ts b/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/ai-assistant/extensions/lib/can-ai-assistant-be-enabled.ts
index e5b2e7b99f63d..c0f06bdfc6f04 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/ai-assistant/extensions/lib/can-ai-assistant-be-enabled.ts
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/ai-assistant/extensions/lib/can-ai-assistant-be-enabled.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { isUserConnected } from '@automattic/jetpack-shared-extension-utils';
+import { isAdminConnected } from '@automattic/jetpack-shared-extension-utils';
 import { getBlockType } from '@wordpress/blocks';
 import { select } from '@wordpress/data';
 /*
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function canAIAssistantBeEnabled(): boolean {
 	}
 
 	// Do not enable AI Assistant if the site is not connected.
-	const connected = isUserConnected();
+	const connected = isAdminConnected();
 	if ( ! connected ) {
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/plugins/ai-content-lens/ai-content-lens.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/plugins/ai-content-lens/ai-content-lens.php
index e008b0b7325da..fcf6a5209938b 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/plugins/ai-content-lens/ai-content-lens.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/plugins/ai-content-lens/ai-content-lens.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function register_plugin() {
 	// Connection check.
 	if (
 		( new Host() )->is_wpcom_simple()
-		|| ( ( new Connection_Manager( 'jetpack' ) )->has_connected_owner() && ! ( new Status() )->is_offline_mode() )
+		|| ( ( new Connection_Manager( 'jetpack' ) )->has_connected_admin() && ! ( new Status() )->is_offline_mode() )
 	) {
 		// Register AI Content lens plugin.
 		\Jetpack_Gutenberg::set_extension_available( FEATURE_NAME );