The Age Of Artificial Intelligence: Americans' AI Use Increases While Views On It Sour, Quinnipiac University Poll On AI Finds; 7 In 10 Think AI Will Cut Jobs With Gen Z The Most Pessimistic
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As artificial intelligence continues to leap from concept to reality in just about everything we do, an increasing number of Americans see more harm than good when it comes to AI's impact on their daily lives and education and they are divided about its impact on health care. Trust in AI remains low. A slight majority say the pace of AI's development is faster than they expected and there is more concern than excitement about AI. Those concerns are apparent in views related to AI's use in the workforce, politics, the military, and AI data centers. These are among the findings in a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of adults released today examining attitudes about artificial intelligence. The survey was conducted in collaboration with the Quinnipiac University School of Computing & Engineering and the Quinnipiac University School of Business.
AI USE
Americans were given a list of eight activities, some of which were included in Quinnipiac University's April 16, 2025 poll on AI, and asked whether they have used AI tools for:
- Researching topics they are curious about: 51 percent say yes, up from 37 percent in April 2025;
- Writing something for them: 28 percent say yes;
- School or work projects: 27 percent say yes, while 24 percent said yes in April 2025;
- Analyzing data: 27 percent say yes, up from 17 percent in April 2025;
- Creating images: 24 percent say yes; up from 16 percent in April 2025;
- Medical advice: 20 percent say yes;
- Personal advice: 15 percent say yes;
- Companionship: 5 percent say yes.
Twenty-seven percent of Americans volunteered that they have never used AI tools, down from 33 percent in April 2025.
TRUST
When Americans were asked how much of the time they think they can trust the information generated by AI, 76 percent think they can trust AI either hardly ever (27 percent) or only some of the time (49 percent), while 21 percent think they can trust AI either most of the time (18 percent) or almost all of the time (3 percent). This is largely unchanged from Quinnipiac University's April 2025 poll.
"The contradiction between use and trust of AI is striking. Fifty-one percent say they use AI for research, and many also use it for writing, work, and data analysis. But only 21 percent trust AI-generated information most or almost all of the time. Americans are clearly adopting AI, but they are doing so with deep hesitation, not deep trust," said Chetan Jaiswal, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer Science and Associate Chair, Department of Computing, Quinnipiac University School of Computing and Engineering.
EXCITEMENT & CONCERN
Just over one-third of Americans (35 percent) are either very excited (6 percent) or somewhat excited (29 percent) about AI, while 62 percent are either not so excited (29 percent) or not excited at all (33 percent).
Eighty percent are either very concerned (38 percent) or somewhat concerned (42 percent) about AI, while 18 percent are either not so concerned (10 percent) or not concerned at all (8 percent).
High levels of concern are expressed across all age groups:
- Gen Z (1997 - 2008): very concerned (35 percent), somewhat concerned (43 percent), not so concerned (14 percent), and not concerned at all (7 percent);
- Millennials (1981 - 1996): very concerned (39 percent), somewhat concerned (42 percent), not so concerned (7 percent), and not concerned at all (10 percent);
- Gen X (1965 - 1980): very concerned (36 percent), somewhat concerned (43 percent), not so concerned (8 percent), and not concerned at all (10 percent);
- Baby Boomers (1946 - 1964): very concerned (39 percent), somewhat concerned (43 percent), not so concerned (10 percent), and not concerned at all (6 percent);
- Silent Generation (1928 - 1945): very concerned (31 percent), somewhat concerned (41 percent), not so concerned (15 percent), and not concerned at all (8 percent).
PACE
Fifty-one percent of Americans say the pace of AI development is moving faster than they expected, 38 percent say it is moving about as fast as they expected, and 8 percent say it is moving not as fast as they expected.
IMPACT
Fifty-five percent of Americans think AI will do more harm than good in their day-to-day lives, while 34 percent think AI will do more good than harm, with 11 percent not offering an opinion.
This compares to April 2025 when 44 percent thought AI would do more harm than good in their day-to- day lives and 38 percent thought AI would do more good than harm, with 18 percent not offering an opinion.
When Americans were asked how much they think their day-to-day lives are currently impacted by AI, two in ten (21 percent) think a lot, 29 percent think some, 30 percent think only a little, and 17 percent think their day-to-day lives are not impacted at all by AI. This is largely unchanged from April 2025.
When it comes to education, nearly two-thirds of Americans (64 percent) think AI will do more harm than good, while 27 percent think AI will do more good than harm.
This compares to April 2025 when 54 percent thought AI would do more harm than good and 32 percent thought AI would do more good than harm.
When it comes to health care, 45 percent of Americans think AI will do more harm than good, while 43 percent think AI will do more good than harm.
HEALTH CARE: HUMAN VS. AI
Americans were asked if it were proven that an AI tool is more accurate than a human in reading medical scans, would they prefer to rely solely on information provided by AI, solely on information provided by a human, or a combination of both AI and a human.
An overwhelming majority (81 percent) say they would prefer to rely on a combination of both AI and a human, 14 percent say they would prefer to rely solely on information provided by a human, and 3 percent say they would prefer to rely solely on information provided by AI.
"It's telling that most people would still want a human involved in reading medical scans even if it were proven that the AI tool was more accurate. This desire for a 'second opinion' from a human being, even if proven they aren't as accurate as AI, reflects the lack of trust in AI that we see throughout the poll." said Brian O'Neill, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer Science and Associate Dean, Quinnipiac University School of Computing and Engineering.
JOBS OUTLOOK
Seventy percent of Americans think advancements in AI are likely to lead to a decrease in the number of job opportunities for people, 7 percent think they are likely to lead to an increase, and 18 percent think advancements in AI will not make much of a difference.
In April 2025, 56 percent of Americans thought advancements in AI were likely to lead to a decrease in the number of job opportunities for people, 13 percent thought they were likely to lead to an increase, and 24 percent thought advancements in AI would not make much of a difference.
In today's poll, there are differences between age groups regarding how Americans think advancements in AI are likely to affect the number of job opportunities for people:
- Gen Z (1997 - 2008): decrease (81 percent), increase (4 percent), and not make much of a difference (12 percent);
- Millennials (1981 - 1996): decrease (71 percent), increase (6 percent), and not make much of a difference (20 percent);
- Gen X (1965 - 1980): decrease (67 percent), increase (7 percent), and not make much of a difference (20 percent);
- Baby Boomers (1946 - 1964): decrease (66 percent), increase (10 percent), and not make much of a difference (20 percent);
- Silent Generation (1928 - 1945): decrease (57 percent), increase (13 percent), and not make much of a difference (20 percent).
Among Americans who are employed, 71 percent of white-collar workers and 73 percent of blue-collar workers think advancements in AI are likely to lead to a decrease in the number of job opportunities for people.
"Younger Americans report the highest familiarity with AI tools, but they are also the least optimistic about the labor market. AI fluency and optimism here are moving in opposite directions," said Tamilla Triantoro, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business Analytics and Information Systems, Quinnipiac University School of Business.
Among Americans who are employed, 30 percent are either very concerned (10 percent) or somewhat concerned (20 percent) that artificial intelligence may make their jobs obsolete, while nearly 7 in 10 Americans (69 percent) are either not so concerned (21 percent) or not concerned at all (48 percent).
This compares to April 2025 when 21 percent of employed Americans were either very concerned (6 percent) or somewhat concerned (15 percent) that AI might make their jobs obsolete and 78 percent were either not so concerned (22 percent) or not concerned at all (56 percent).
"Americans are more worried about what AI may do to the labor market than about what it may do to their own jobs. People seem more willing to predict a tougher market than to picture themselves on the losing end of that disruption - a pattern worth watching as the technology moves deeper into the workplace," added Triantoro.
AI AS A SUPERVISOR
Eighty percent of Americans would be unwilling to have a job where their direct supervisor was an AI program that assigned their tasks and schedules, while 15 percent would be willing.
TRANSPARENCY & REGULATION
Seventy-six percent of Americans think that businesses are not doing enough to be transparent about their use of AI, while 12 percent think businesses are doing enough, with 11 percent not offering an opinion. This is largely unchanged from Quinnipiac University's April 2025 poll.
Seventy-four percent of Americans think the government is not doing enough to regulate the use of AI, while 13 percent think the government is doing enough, with 13 percent not offering an opinion. This compares to April 2025 when 69 percent of Americans thought the government was not doing enough to regulate the use of AI and 15 percent thought the government was doing enough, with 16 percent not offering an opinion.
"Americans are not rejecting AI outright, but they are sending a warning. Too much uncertainty, too little trust, too little regulation, and too much fear about jobs," added Jaiswal.
MILITARY USE
A slight majority of Americans (51 percent) oppose the military using AI to select military targets, while 36 percent support it.
There are stark gaps between the nation's youngest and oldest generations.
Gen Z (69 - 24 percent) opposes the military using AI to select military targets, while the Silent Generation (47 - 32 percent) slightly supports the military using AI to select military targets.
When it comes to the military using AI in surveillance for security purposes, Americans are split, with 45 percent supporting it and 44 percent opposing it.
Gen Z is set apart from other generations by its clear opposition to the military using AI in surveillance for security purposes:
- Gen Z (1997 - 2008): 36 percent support, 58 percent oppose, 6 percent not offering an opinion;
- Millennials (1981 - 1996): 44 percent support, 49 percent oppose, 7 percent not offering an opinion;
- Gen X (1965 - 1980): 49 percent support, 37 percent oppose, 14 percent not offering an opinion;
- Baby Boomers (1946 - 1964): 53 percent support, 36 percent oppose, 10 percent not offering an opinion;
- Silent Generation (1928 - 1945): 48 percent support, 29 percent oppose, 23 percent not offering an opinion.
"The negative response to using AI for military target selection, and even the mixed responses to using AI for military surveillance purposes, further reflect the doubts people have about AI and who develops and controls it. The generational gap here also stands out, as younger generations are the most skeptical about military applications of AI," added O'Neill.
POLITICAL ADS
Americans were asked how they think the federal government should handle the use of AI-generated images or audio in political ads.
Thirty-eight percent think the federal government should ban all use of them, 45 percent think the federal government should require disclosure of the use of AI-generated images or audio in political ads, and 11 percent think the federal government should not regulate the use of AI-generated images or audio in political ads.
AI DATA CENTERS
Americans 65 - 24 percent oppose the building of an AI data center in their community with majority opposition across the board.
Those who oppose the building of an AI data center in their community were given a list of three possible reasons and asked if any are part of the reason for their opposition: 72 percent say electricity costs, 64 percent say water use, and 41 percent say noise.
Those who support the building of an AI data center in their community were given a list of three possible reasons and asked if any are part of the reason for their support: 77 percent say job creation, 53 percent say increasing tax revenue, and 47 percent say the potential for creating a tech hub.
SPOTTING A FAKE
A majority of Americans (56 percent) are either very confident (18 percent) or somewhat confident (38 percent) that they can tell the difference between an authentic video or recording and a fake video or recording generated by AI, while 42 percent are either not so confident (22 percent) or not confident at all (20 percent).
Nearly 3 in 10 Americans (28 percent) say they have shared a video that they later found out was AI- generated, while 68 percent say they have not.
1,397 U.S. adults nationwide were surveyed from March 19th - 23rd with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points, including the design effect. The survey included 800 employed adults with a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percentage points, including the design effect.
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Poll Questions
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Question 16. (Adults) You have probably heard of Artificial Intelligence or AI, technology that enables computers to complete tasks that humans typically do, such as creating text, images, and making decisions. How much do you feel you know about AI; a great deal, a good amount, just some, or hardly anything?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No A great deal 14% 9% 15% 15% 16% 12% 16% 12% A good amount 31 27 34 33 33 29 39 27 Just some 34 41 34 31 31 38 35 34 Hardly anything 19 22 16 19 19 20 9 25 DK/NA 1 1 - 1 2 1 - 2 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k A great deal 22% 21% 9% 6% 3% 13% 14% 13% 14% A good amount 42 31 38 23 8 29 30 33 47 Just some 26 29 36 45 38 33 37 36 31 Hardly anything 10 18 16 24 50 24 19 16 8 DK/NA 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 - -
Question 17. (Adults) How excited are you about AI; very excited, somewhat excited, not so excited, or not excited at all?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very excited 6% 7% 4% 7% 9% 4% 8% 5% Somewhat excited 29 31 27 27 31 27 35 26 Not so excited 29 26 32 34 28 31 32 28 Not excited at all 33 33 37 31 30 36 24 38 DK/NA 2 2 - 1 2 2 1 3 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Very excited 4% 12% 4% 5% 5% 4% 5% 7% 16% Somewhat excited 31 29 32 29 15 25 30 29 36 Not so excited 37 27 29 30 27 30 35 32 26 Not excited at all 26 31 33 34 50 38 29 32 21 DK/NA 2 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 KNOW ABOUT AI Q16........... Great Good Just Hardly Deal Amnt Some Anythng Very excited 12% 7% 4% 3% Somewhat excited 32 37 33 9 Not so excited 20 30 32 32 Not excited at all 36 24 28 54 DK/NA - 1 3 2 -
Question 18. (Adults) How concerned are you about AI; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 38% 28% 49% 42% 32% 44% 39% 38% Somewhat concerned 42 50 40 38 41 43 47 39 Not so concerned 10 10 7 12 13 7 9 10 Not concerned at all 8 10 4 7 12 5 5 10 DK/NA 2 2 - 1 2 2 - 3 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Very concerned 35% 39% 36% 39% 31% 40% 39% 39% 31% Somewhat concerned 43 42 43 43 41 39 45 44 45 Not so concerned 14 7 8 10 15 12 8 9 13 Not concerned at all 7 10 10 6 8 8 7 7 10 DK/NA 2 2 2 1 5 2 - 1 1 KNOW ABOUT AI Q16........... Great Good Just Hardly Deal Amnt Some Anythng Very concerned 50% 39% 35% 31% Somewhat concerned 29 44 48 39 Not so concerned 11 10 8 11 Not concerned at all 10 5 7 15 DK/NA 1 1 1 4 -
Question 19. (Adults) Is the pace of AI development moving faster than you expected, not as fast as you expected, or about as fast as you expected?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Faster 51% 51% 58% 50% 45% 56% 53% 50% Not as fast 8 7 6 9 8 7 5 9 About as fast 38 38 34 37 43 32 39 37 DK/NA 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 5 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Faster 54% 49% 50% 54% 42% 48% 57% 52% 49% Not as fast 7 8 8 5 9 10 5 5 8 About as fast 38 40 37 37 34 37 36 41 41 DK/NA 1 2 4 5 14 5 2 1 2 -
Question 20. (Adults) How much of the time do you think you can trust the information generated by AI; almost all of the time, most of the time, only some of the time, or hardly ever?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Almost all the time 3% 4% 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% Most of the time 18 15 18 19 21 15 20 16 Some of the time 49 48 51 50 46 52 58 44 Hardly ever 27 29 28 25 27 27 19 32 DK/NA 4 4 1 5 3 4 2 4 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Almost all the time 4% 4% 3% 3% - 3% 3% 2% 5% Most of the time 22 21 18 12 6 15 22 12 27 Some of the time 47 47 54 48 51 41 51 60 51 Hardly ever 25 26 23 33 39 36 22 23 17 DK/NA 2 2 3 4 4 5 1 2 - KNOW ABOUT AI Q16........... Great Good Just Hardly Deal Amnt Some Anythng Almost all the time 5% 5% 1% 1% Most of the time 20 21 18 11 Some of the time 46 54 53 38 Hardly ever 25 20 25 44 DK/NA 3 1 3 6 -
Question 21. (Adults) How much do you think your day-to-day life is currently impacted by AI; a lot, some, only a little, or not at all?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No A lot 21% 14% 26% 18% 19% 22% 20% 22% Some 29 28 33 32 26 33 39 24 Only a little 30 35 28 30 33 26 32 28 Not at all 17 19 11 16 19 15 7 22 DK/NA 3 3 2 4 3 4 2 4 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k A lot 25% 31% 20% 13% 10% 23% 15% 22% 21% Some 24 26 31 36 27 25 33 30 39 Only a little 32 28 28 31 32 25 33 36 33 Not at all 17 14 18 16 25 23 16 11 6 DK/NA 3 2 3 4 6 4 3 1 1 -
Question 22. (Adults) When it comes to - your day-to-day life, do you think AI will do more good than harm or do more harm than good?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Do more good 34% 39% 32% 32% 42% 26% 40% 31% Do more harm 55 52 59 58 49 61 51 58 DK/NA 11 9 9 10 9 13 10 12 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Do more good 36% 40% 33% 33% 22% 26% 38% 37% 52% Do more harm 55 52 57 58 48 60 55 55 41 DK/NA 9 8 11 10 30 14 7 8 7 KNOW ABOUT AI Q16........... EMPLOYED Q30............. Great Good Just Hardly JOB TYPE Q41............. Deal Amnt Some Anythng White-Collar Blue-Collar Do more good 40% 40% 33% 22% 43% 32% Do more harm 54 53 55 61 50 59 DK/NA 5 8 13 17 7 8 -
Question 23. (Adults) When it comes to - education, do you think AI will do more good than harm or do more harm than good?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Do more good 27% 31% 23% 29% 33% 22% 28% 27% Do more harm 64 61 70 65 59 69 64 64 DK/NA 9 8 7 7 8 9 8 8 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Do more good 29% 27% 26% 30% 24% 26% 31% 24% 34% Do more harm 68 66 67 60 47 62 63 71 62 DK/NA 3 7 7 10 30 12 7 5 3 KNOW ABOUT AI Q16........... EMPLOYED Q30............. Great Good Just Hardly JOB TYPE Q41............. Deal Amnt Some Anythng White-Collar Blue-Collar Do more good 29% 26% 30% 26% 28% 31% Do more harm 67 68 61 61 68 62 DK/NA 4 6 9 13 4 7 -
Question 24. (Adults) When it comes to - health care, do you think AI will do more good than harm or do more harm than good?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Do more good 43% 44% 40% 45% 51% 35% 50% 39% Do more harm 45 42 52 44 36 53 39 47 DK/NA 13 14 8 11 13 13 11 14 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Do more good 44% 48% 37% 48% 33% 34% 47% 46% 66% Do more harm 48 41 50 41 35 54 45 45 29 DK/NA 8 11 13 10 31 12 9 10 5 KNOW ABOUT AI Q16........... EMPLOYED Q30............. Great Good Just Hardly JOB TYPE Q41............. Deal Amnt Some Anythng White-Collar Blue-Collar Do more good 43% 46% 47% 30% 54% 44% Do more harm 47 45 40 49 38 44 DK/NA 11 9 13 21 8 12 -
Question 25. (Adults) If it were proven that an AI tool is more accurate than a human in reading medical scans, would you prefer to rely solely on information provided by AI, solely on information provided by a human, or a combination of both AI and a human?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Solely AI 3% 4% 1% 3% 3% 2% 3% 3% Solely human 14 15 14 14 10 17 10 16 Combination 81 78 85 81 85 78 87 78 DK/NA 3 4 - 3 2 3 1 3 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Solely AI 2% 4% 2% 2% 1% 3% 1% 2% 5% Solely human 11 15 11 12 15 20 10 9 8 Combination 85 81 84 83 71 72 88 89 85 DK/NA 2 - 3 3 12 4 - - 3 -
Question 26. (Adults) Do you think businesses are doing enough to be transparent about their use of AI, or not?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Enough 12% 16% 9% 11% 14% 11% 9% 14% No 76 67 84 81 76 77 81 74 DK/NA 11 17 7 8 10 12 9 12 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Yes/Enough 17% 12% 11% 10% 8% 13% 12% 8% 18% No 77 81 79 76 64 76 79 82 74 DK/NA 7 7 10 14 27 11 9 11 8 -
Question 27. (Adults) Do you think the government is doing enough to regulate the use of AI, or not?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Enough 13% 23% 6% 10% 17% 10% 9% 16% No 74 59 88 80 72 75 80 71 DK/NA 13 18 6 9 11 14 10 13 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Yes/Enough 13% 16% 13% 11% 9% 11% 17% 12% 16% No 78 75 76 74 55 74 74 77 75 DK/NA 8 8 11 15 36 14 8 11 8 -
Question 28. (Adults) Do you believe AI development is being led by people or organizations that represent your interests, do not represent your interests, or don't you know enough about it to say?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Represent 5% 5% 4% 4% 6% 4% 4% 5% Not represent 47 35 54 54 49 45 54 43 Don't know enough 46 56 42 40 43 49 40 49 DK/NA 3 4 - 2 2 3 3 3 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Represent 8% 3% 4% 5% 2% 5% 6% 3% 8% Not represent 52 56 46 43 19 45 53 52 48 Don't know enough 39 37 47 51 76 48 39 43 42 DK/NA 1 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 KNOW ABOUT AI Q16........... Great Good Just Hardly Deal Amnt Some Anythng Represent 9% 7% 3% 1% Not represent 64 55 43 29 Don't know enough 27 36 50 69 DK/NA - 2 4 1 -
Question 29. (Adults) Do you think advancements in AI are likely to lead to: a decrease in the number of job opportunities for people, an increase in the number of job opportunities for people, or do you think AI will not make much of a difference in the number of job opportunities for people?
ADULTS........................................................... 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Decrease 70% 61% 78% 73% 65% 74% 73% 68% Increase 7 10 6 6 9 5 6 7 No difference 18 24 12 16 20 16 17 19 DK/NA 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 6 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Decrease 81% 71% 67% 66% 57% 72% 76% 71% 63% Increase 4 6 7 10 13 8 6 6 11 No difference 12 20 20 20 20 16 14 21 23 DK/NA 3 3 6 4 10 5 4 2 2 EMPLOYED Q30............. JOB TYPE Q41............. White-Collar Blue-Collar Decrease 71% 73% Increase 4 7 No difference 22 15 DK/NA 3 5 -
Question 30. (Adults) Are you employed in any capacity, or not?
ADULTS................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Employed 63% 57% 64% 65% 68% 58% 68% 60% No 37 43 36 35 32 42 32 40 DK/NA - 1 - - - - - - -
Question 31. (If employed q30) How concerned are you that artificial intelligence may make your job obsolete; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?
ADULTS - EMPLOYED Q30..................................................... 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 10% 8% 5% 14% 9% 11% 7% 12% Somewhat concerned 20 18 19 20 14 28 23 18 Not so concerned 21 17 36 18 21 22 29 17 Not concerned at all 48 56 40 48 56 39 41 53 DK/NA - - - - - 1 - - GENERATION (YEAR BORN)............................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 Very concerned 7% 15% 7% 10% Somewhat concerned 19 19 18 25 Not so concerned 21 25 23 15 Not concerned at all 53 41 51 50 DK/NA - - 1 - HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ JOB TYPE Q41............. <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k White-Collar Blue-Collar Very concerned 14% 12% 8% 6% 9% 9% Somewhat concerned 16 20 23 15 23 13 Not so concerned 20 22 22 27 27 16 Not concerned at all 49 46 47 53 41 60 DK/NA 1 - - - - 1 -
Question 32. (If employed q30) Are you using AI to help you do your job, or not?
ADULTS - EMPLOYED Q30..................................................... 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Using 32% 33% 41% 27% 36% 28% 50% 22% No 67 66 59 72 64 71 49 78 DK/NA 1 1 - - - 1 2 - GENERATION (YEAR BORN)............................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 Yes/Using 21% 37% 39% 28% No 79 62 61 71 DK/NA - 1 - - HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ JOB TYPE Q41............. <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k White-Collar Blue-Collar Yes/Using 11% 27% 41% 62% 49% 18% No 89 73 57 38 49 82 DK/NA - - 2 - 2 - -
Question 33. (Adults) How confident are you that you can tell the difference between an authentic video or recording and a fake video or recording generated by AI; very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident, or not confident at all?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very confident 18% 15% 13% 19% 23% 12% 14% 20% Somewhat confident 38 40 41 37 37 40 44 36 Not so confident 22 21 27 23 21 24 26 21 Not confident at all 20 22 18 21 18 22 17 22 DK/NA 1 3 1 - 1 1 - 2 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Very confident 24% 25% 16% 7% 7% 19% 22% 14% 15% Somewhat confident 52 45 39 28 14 33 37 46 43 Not so confident 15 17 23 33 29 23 24 22 24 Not confident at all 9 13 21 32 46 24 16 17 19 DK/NA - - 2 1 5 1 1 - - -
Question 34. (Adults) How do you think the U.S. federal government should handle the use of AI-generated images or audio in political ads: ban all use of AI-generated images or audio in political ads, require disclosure of the use of AI-generated images or audio in political ads, or do you think the U.S. federal government should not regulate the use of AI-generated images or audio in political ads?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Ban all use 38% 32% 45% 40% 37% 38% 40% 37% Require disclosure 45 51 41 46 46 44 52 42 Should not regulate 11 12 12 11 11 10 7 13 DK/NA 6 5 2 4 5 7 2 9 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Ban all use 43% 37% 41% 36% 22% 37% 39% 41% 34% Require disclosure 47 44 41 50 39 39 52 51 53 Should not regulate 7 11 13 9 18 15 8 7 10 DK/NA 3 8 5 6 21 10 1 1 3 -
Question 35. (Adults) Have you ever shared a video that you later found out was AI-generated, or not?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 28% 27% 27% 28% 28% 27% 27% 28% No 68 68 70 69 68 69 69 68 DK/NA 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Yes 38% 35% 25% 18% 12% 28% 27% 32% 28% No 62 60 70 76 82 68 70 62 70 DK/NA - 5 5 5 6 4 3 5 2 -
Question 36. (Adults) Would you be willing or unwilling to have a job where your direct supervisor was an AI program that assigned your tasks and set your schedule?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Willing 15% 16% 12% 14% 15% 14% 12% 16% Unwilling 80 78 84 84 80 81 84 79 DK/NA 5 6 4 3 5 5 4 6 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Willing 18% 19% 12% 13% 7% 20% 11% 12% 13% Unwilling 82 76 83 80 78 75 84 85 85 DK/NA 1 5 5 7 15 5 5 3 1 EMPLOYED Q30............. JOB TYPE Q41............. White-Collar Blue-Collar Willing 11% 16% Unwilling 88 81 DK/NA 1 3 -
Question 37. (Adults) Please tell me whether you have used AI tools for any of the following activities: researching topics you are curious about, writing something for you, school or work projects, analyzing data, creating images, medical advice, personal advice, companionship. (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses were allowed)
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Researching 51% 47% 50% 53% 53% 49% 60% 46% Writing something 28 29 33 27 28 29 41 21 School/work projects 27 21 28 32 31 24 36 22 Analyzing data 27 23 30 27 33 21 38 21 Creating images 24 21 24 24 26 21 30 20 Medical advice 20 23 16 19 19 21 24 18 Personal advice 15 17 12 13 16 13 17 13 Companionship 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 NEVER USED(VOL) 27 34 26 23 26 28 16 33 SOMETHING ELSE(VOL) 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 DK/NA 4 2 3 4 3 4 2 5 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Researching 63% 52% 57% 41% 18% 42% 54% 53% 72% Writing something 35 33 35 16 7 16 30 32 57 School/work projects 42 35 27 10 1 19 28 30 49 Analyzing data 35 34 30 14 3 16 26 34 52 Creating images 32 33 25 9 2 16 24 30 38 Medical advice 23 22 26 15 8 17 21 17 37 Personal advice 24 20 12 6 2 12 14 14 22 Companionship 8 7 3 2 4 5 3 2 12 NEVER USED(VOL) 16 21 22 39 54 38 24 21 7 SOMETHING ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 2 - 1 - 1 1 DK/NA 1 2 3 5 16 5 1 - 1 -
Question 38. (Adults) Would you support or oppose the building of an AI data center in your community?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 24% 34% 16% 25% 32% 16% 24% 24% Oppose 65 56 78 66 58 72 67 64 DK/NA 11 10 6 9 10 12 9 12 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Support 20% 22% 28% 28% 25% 21% 26% 24% 41% Oppose 74 64 64 59 54 66 68 69 56 DK/NA 6 14 8 13 20 13 7 7 3 -
Question 38a. (If support q38) From the list I will now read to you, which of the following, if any, are reasons you - support the building of an AI data center in your community: job creation, increasing tax revenue, the potential for creating a tech hub? (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses were allowed)
ADULTS....................................... SUPPORT BUILDING DATA CENTER IN COMMUNITY Q38 Tot Men Wom Job creation 77% 74% 82% Tax revenue 53 59 41 Tech hub 47 47 47 DK/NA 5 7 2 -
Question 38b. (If oppose q38) From the list I will now read to you, which of the following, if any, are reasons you - oppose the building of an AI data center in your community: electricity costs, water use, noise? (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses were allowed)
ADULTS...................................... OPPOSE BUILDING DATA CENTER IN COMMUNITY Q38 Tot Men Wom Electricity costs 72% 75% 69% Water use 64 62 66 Noise 41 38 43 DK/NA 11 9 13 -
Question 39. (Adults) Do you support or oppose the military using AI to select military targets?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 36% 56% 20% 36% 42% 29% 36% 35% Oppose 51 27 72 56 48 55 54 50 DK/NA 13 17 8 8 10 15 9 15 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Support 24% 27% 42% 49% 47% 35% 36% 36% 48% Oppose 69 60 47 40 32 51 55 56 47 DK/NA 7 13 12 12 21 14 9 8 6 -
Question 40. (Adults) Do you support or oppose the military using AI in surveillance for security purposes?
ADULTS.............................................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 45% 61% 30% 44% 51% 39% 46% 45% Oppose 44 23 60 51 41 47 44 44 DK/NA 11 15 10 5 7 14 10 12 GENERATION (YEAR BORN)........................................... GenZ Mllnl GenX Boomr Silent HOUSEHOLD INCOME........................ 1997-2008 1981-1996 1965-1980 1946-1964 1928-1945 <50k 50-100k 100-200k >200k Support 36% 44% 49% 53% 48% 45% 42% 44% 57% Oppose 58 49 37 36 29 45 50 45 37 DK/NA 6 7 14 10 23 10 8 11 6 -
Question 41. (If employed q30) Would you say your job is a white-collar job, a blue-collar job, or something else?
ADULTS - EMPLOYED Q30.................................. 4 YR COLL DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No White-collar 39% 35% 47% 41% 32% 47% 66% 23% Blue-collar 34 41 28 34 47 20 15 46 Something else 25 24 25 23 18 32 18 28 DK/NA 2 1 - 2 3 1 1 2