July 23–28, 2026

Results of an Americans on AI survey of 1,815 adults, fielded July 23–28, 2026, by NORC at the University of Chicago on the AmeriSpeak probability-based panel: 96% online and 4% by phone.

All figures are weighted to Census benchmarks and the 2024 presidential vote. The margin of error is ±3.1 points for all adults and wider for groups. Groups of fewer than 100 respondents are excluded, except those marked †. The same results are in the survey's report (PDF).

We are faced with many problems in this country, and resources are often limited. Given these constraints, how much of a priority should the government place on each of the following?
Improving the job situation		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Improving the job situation	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	50%	54%	45%	57%	41%	53%	48%	56%	52%	44%	43%	66%	60%	52%	53%	46%	55%	46%	47%
Important but lower priority	39%	35%	42%	37%	44%	34%	36%	36%	37%	47%	44%	22%	32%	31%	40%	45%	32%	43%	43%
Not too important	7%	6%	9%	3%	12%	6%	9%	4%	8%	6%	8%	6%	5%	9%	5%	7%	7%	7%	8%
Not a priority at all	1%	<1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	<1%	1%	1%	2%	1%
Not sure	3%	4%	2%	2%	2%	5%	5%	3%	1%	2%	3%	4%	2%	6%	2%	1%	5%	2%	1%
TOTAL high priority	89%	90%	87%	94%	85%	87%	84%	92%	89%	91%	87%	88%	92%	83%	92%	91%	88%	89%	90%
TOTAL lower priority	8%	6%	10%	4%	13%	7%	10%	5%	9%	7%	9%	7%	6%	10%	6%	8%	7%	9%	8%
NET priority	+81	+84	+77	+90	+72	+80	+73	+87	+80	+84	+78	+81	+86	+74	+86	+83	+80	+80	+81
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
Reducing inflation		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Reducing inflation	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	67%	68%	66%	72%	64%	65%	57%	68%	72%	74%	64%	74%	74%	67%	78%	59%	68%	68%	65%
Important but lower priority	26%	25%	27%	23%	30%	25%	29%	26%	25%	24%	30%	17%	18%	20%	20%	35%	22%	26%	31%
Not too important	3%	2%	4%	3%	4%	4%	6%	3%	2%	1%	3%	4%	5%	5%	1%	3%	4%	3%	3%
Not a priority at all	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	<1%	1%	<1%	1%	0%	1%	1%	<1%	<1%	<1%	1%	1%	1%	<1%
Not sure	2%	3%	2%	2%	1%	4%	6%	2%	<1%	1%	2%	3%	3%	5%	1%	1%	4%	2%	<1%
TOTAL high priority	93%	93%	93%	94%	94%	90%	85%	94%	96%	98%	94%	91%	92%	88%	98%	95%	90%	93%	96%
TOTAL lower priority	4%	3%	5%	3%	4%	4%	7%	4%	3%	1%	3%	5%	5%	6%	1%	4%	5%	3%	3%
NET priority	+89	+90	+88	+91	+90	+86	+79	+90	+93	+96	+90	+86	+86	+82	+96	+91	+85	+90	+93
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
Dealing with harms from artificial intelligence (AI)		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Dealing with harms from artificial intelligence (AI)	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	41%	41%	42%	48%	36%	41%	34%	39%	40%	54%	40%	45%	41%	39%	51%	37%	43%	38%	43%
Important but lower priority	41%	42%	41%	37%	47%	40%	42%	45%	44%	35%	44%	31%	40%	38%	37%	48%	37%	45%	43%
Not too important	10%	8%	12%	9%	10%	12%	14%	12%	8%	5%	9%	16%	11%	12%	8%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Not a priority at all	2%	2%	3%	2%	3%	2%	2%	1%	4%	2%	2%	3%	2%	2%	1%	2%	2%	2%	2%
Not sure	5%	6%	3%	4%	5%	4%	7%	3%	4%	5%	4%	5%	5%	8%	3%	2%	7%	4%	2%
TOTAL high priority	83%	83%	83%	85%	83%	80%	76%	84%	84%	88%	84%	76%	81%	76%	88%	85%	81%	83%	85%
TOTAL lower priority	12%	10%	15%	10%	13%	14%	15%	14%	12%	7%	11%	18%	13%	14%	9%	12%	12%	12%	12%
NET priority	+71	+73	+68	+75	+70	+66	+61	+70	+72	+81	+73	+57	+68	+63	+79	+73	+69	+71	+73
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
Dealing with immigration		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Dealing with immigration	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	39%	40%	37%	20%	64%	30%	27%	32%	45%	53%	43%	29%	34%	40%	45%	33%	41%	40%	35%
Important but lower priority	35%	33%	36%	40%	28%	37%	28%	41%	36%	35%	34%	40%	35%	30%	35%	40%	32%	34%	40%
Not too important	16%	16%	17%	26%	5%	19%	25%	16%	13%	9%	13%	20%	19%	16%	14%	18%	15%	18%	17%
Not a priority at all	6%	6%	7%	12%	1%	6%	10%	9%	4%	2%	6%	6%	6%	6%	5%	8%	6%	6%	7%
Not sure	3%	5%	2%	2%	2%	7%	8%	2%	1%	1%	3%	5%	5%	7%	2%	1%	6%	3%	1%
TOTAL high priority	73%	73%	73%	60%	92%	68%	55%	73%	81%	88%	77%	70%	70%	69%	79%	73%	73%	73%	75%
TOTAL lower priority	23%	22%	24%	38%	6%	25%	36%	25%	17%	11%	19%	25%	25%	22%	19%	26%	21%	24%	24%
NET priority	+51	+52	+49	+22	+86	+43	+20	+49	+64	+77	+58	+44	+44	+48	+60	+47	+52	+49	+50
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
Improving health care		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Improving health care	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	69%	74%	64%	83%	58%	65%	57%	69%	76%	77%	67%	77%	68%	65%	76%	68%	69%	69%	68%
Important but lower priority	23%	19%	28%	13%	35%	23%	28%	25%	19%	21%	27%	14%	21%	23%	20%	26%	22%	22%	26%
Not too important	3%	3%	4%	1%	4%	5%	6%	3%	2%	1%	3%	4%	4%	4%	3%	3%	4%	4%	3%
Not a priority at all	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	2%	<1%	2%	2%
Not sure	2%	3%	1%	<1%	2%	4%	5%	2%	<1%	1%	1%	3%	3%	5%	1%	<1%	4%	2%	1%
TOTAL high priority	92%	92%	92%	96%	93%	88%	85%	94%	95%	98%	94%	91%	89%	88%	95%	94%	92%	92%	94%
TOTAL lower priority	5%	3%	6%	2%	6%	7%	8%	4%	5%	2%	4%	5%	6%	5%	3%	5%	4%	6%	5%
NET priority	+88	+89	+86	+94	+87	+82	+77	+90	+90	+96	+90	+86	+83	+83	+92	+89	+88	+86	+89
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
Reducing crime		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Reducing crime	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	57%	61%	54%	45%	73%	55%	44%	52%	65%	72%	57%	65%	58%	62%	66%	47%	61%	57%	53%
Important but lower priority	32%	30%	35%	41%	22%	34%	36%	38%	29%	25%	35%	23%	29%	26%	29%	41%	28%	34%	36%
Not too important	6%	4%	7%	9%	3%	5%	9%	6%	6%	2%	5%	6%	7%	6%	3%	8%	5%	4%	8%
Not a priority at all	2%	1%	3%	3%	<1%	2%	4%	2%	<1%	<1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	3%	1%	2%	2%
Not sure	2%	4%	1%	1%	1%	4%	6%	2%	<1%	1%	2%	4%	3%	5%	1%	1%	4%	2%	1%
TOTAL high priority	89%	90%	89%	86%	95%	88%	80%	90%	93%	97%	92%	88%	86%	87%	94%	88%	88%	91%	89%
TOTAL lower priority	7%	5%	10%	12%	4%	6%	12%	7%	6%	2%	6%	8%	10%	7%	4%	11%	7%	6%	10%
NET priority	+82	+85	+79	+74	+91	+82	+67	+83	+87	+94	+86	+80	+77	+81	+91	+77	+82	+85	+79
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
Dealing with climate change		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Dealing with climate change	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	37%	40%	33%	63%	12%	35%	42%	34%	33%	37%	32%	46%	41%	35%	36%	39%	33%	38%	41%
Important but lower priority	32%	33%	32%	28%	33%	38%	28%	37%	36%	29%	33%	35%	28%	32%	33%	33%	33%	31%	33%
Not too important	14%	11%	16%	5%	24%	12%	12%	14%	15%	15%	16%	9%	15%	15%	14%	12%	13%	14%	13%
Not a priority at all	12%	10%	14%	1%	27%	7%	9%	10%	14%	16%	14%	4%	9%	11%	11%	14%	12%	12%	11%
Not sure	4%	5%	3%	2%	4%	7%	7%	5%	2%	2%	3%	6%	5%	7%	5%	1%	7%	3%	1%
TOTAL high priority	69%	73%	65%	91%	45%	73%	70%	71%	70%	66%	65%	80%	69%	67%	69%	72%	66%	69%	74%
TOTAL lower priority	26%	21%	30%	7%	51%	18%	20%	24%	28%	31%	30%	13%	24%	25%	26%	26%	26%	27%	25%
NET priority	+44	+52	+35	+84	−6	+55	+50	+48	+41	+34	+35	+68	+45	+42	+43	+46	+40	+43	+49
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526

Thinking about AI's growing role in society, which of these options comes closest to how you feel, even if none are exactly right?
	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Very excited	5%	4%	6%	5%	4%	6%	5%	5%	7%	2%	4%	6%	5%	4%	3%	6%	5%	4%	6%
Somewhat excited	15%	14%	15%	14%	15%	15%	18%	17%	15%	8%	12%	15%	16%	14%	11%	18%	13%	14%	17%
Somewhat concerned	37%	34%	41%	35%	39%	38%	34%	36%	36%	43%	37%	41%	41%	34%	37%	40%	35%	40%	36%
Very concerned	35%	38%	32%	41%	33%	29%	33%	32%	34%	40%	38%	28%	31%	33%	42%	32%	34%	36%	35%
None of these are close to how I feel	8%	10%	6%	4%	9%	12%	10%	10%	8%	6%	9%	10%	7%	15%	6%	4%	13%	6%	5%
TOTAL excited	19%	18%	21%	19%	19%	21%	23%	22%	22%	11%	17%	21%	21%	18%	14%	25%	18%	18%	23%
TOTAL concerned	72%	72%	72%	76%	72%	67%	67%	68%	70%	83%	74%	68%	72%	67%	79%	72%	69%	76%	72%
NET concerned	+52	+54	+51	+56	+54	+46	+44	+46	+48	+72	+58	+47	+51	+49	+65	+47	+51	+58	+49
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526

Again, thinking about AI, which statement comes closer to your view, even if neither is exactly right?
	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
People like me can shape how much AI is part of our lives	13%	12%	15%	13%	16%	11%	20%	13%	11%	9%	11%	17%	16%	13%	10%	17%	12%	14%	15%
AI is coming into our lives whether we want it or not	72%	71%	73%	76%	74%	64%	60%	76%	76%	79%	75%	66%	68%	65%	76%	76%	67%	73%	78%
Neither of these are close to how I feel	14%	16%	11%	10%	10%	24%	18%	11%	13%	11%	13%	16%	16%	21%	14%	7%	20%	12%	7%
NET inevitable	+59	+59	+58	+63	+58	+53	+40	+63	+65	+70	+64	+50	+52	+53	+66	+59	+55	+59	+63
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526

Thinking about your local community, how much are you seeing each of the following changes because of AI?
People are saving time on everyday tasks		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
People are saving time on everyday tasks	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Have seen	18%	18%	17%	21%	15%	17%	21%	22%	16%	11%	15%	24%	21%	14%	16%	22%	13%	20%	22%
Starting to see	26%	24%	28%	25%	29%	24%	28%	30%	26%	19%	26%	26%	27%	23%	21%	32%	22%	26%	31%
Expect to see soon	17%	15%	19%	16%	17%	18%	11%	21%	15%	22%	16%	17%	19%	19%	19%	14%	19%	17%	14%
Don't expect to see	16%	15%	18%	17%	15%	16%	17%	13%	15%	20%	19%	9%	15%	14%	18%	17%	18%	16%	15%
Not sure	22%	26%	18%	19%	23%	24%	21%	14%	27%	27%	24%	24%	18%	28%	26%	14%	28%	20%	17%
TOTAL realized	44%	42%	45%	47%	44%	41%	49%	53%	42%	30%	40%	50%	48%	38%	37%	54%	35%	46%	54%
TOTAL not yet	33%	30%	36%	33%	32%	35%	28%	34%	30%	42%	35%	25%	33%	33%	37%	31%	37%	33%	29%
NET realized	+11	+12	+9	+13	+11	+6	+21	+19	+12	−11	+5	+24	+15	+5	0	+24	−2	+13	+25
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
People are pressured to do more, faster		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
People are pressured to do more, faster	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Have seen	22%	24%	20%	27%	20%	19%	23%	30%	22%	15%	20%	23%	25%	17%	23%	27%	16%	25%	27%
Starting to see	25%	24%	25%	22%	24%	30%	27%	28%	24%	19%	23%	26%	26%	24%	26%	24%	27%	24%	22%
Expect to see soon	19%	17%	22%	20%	19%	18%	22%	20%	20%	14%	18%	18%	22%	19%	17%	20%	16%	21%	21%
Don't expect to see	8%	7%	10%	7%	11%	7%	4%	6%	10%	14%	10%	5%	6%	7%	10%	9%	11%	7%	7%
Not sure	25%	27%	23%	23%	26%	26%	23%	16%	23%	38%	28%	27%	20%	32%	24%	19%	29%	23%	22%
TOTAL realized	47%	49%	45%	50%	44%	48%	50%	58%	46%	34%	43%	49%	50%	41%	49%	51%	43%	49%	49%
TOTAL not yet	27%	24%	31%	27%	30%	25%	26%	26%	30%	28%	28%	23%	29%	26%	27%	30%	27%	27%	28%
NET realized	+19	+25	+13	+23	+14	+24	+23	+32	+15	+6	+15	+26	+21	+15	+22	+21	+16	+22	+21
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
People are losing connections to others		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
People are losing connections to others	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Have seen	34%	35%	32%	36%	33%	33%	36%	39%	34%	26%	35%	31%	31%	31%	37%	35%	27%	39%	37%
Starting to see	26%	27%	26%	27%	29%	22%	25%	27%	27%	26%	24%	28%	30%	25%	27%	27%	26%	25%	27%
Expect to see soon	16%	14%	18%	17%	14%	15%	14%	16%	17%	16%	15%	16%	16%	12%	16%	18%	15%	16%	16%
Don't expect to see	9%	7%	11%	7%	10%	10%	7%	7%	7%	14%	10%	6%	8%	10%	7%	9%	10%	7%	9%
Not sure	15%	17%	13%	13%	14%	19%	17%	11%	14%	18%	16%	18%	16%	22%	13%	11%	21%	13%	11%
TOTAL realized	60%	62%	58%	63%	62%	55%	61%	66%	61%	52%	59%	59%	60%	56%	64%	62%	54%	64%	64%
TOTAL not yet	24%	20%	28%	24%	24%	25%	21%	23%	24%	29%	25%	22%	23%	22%	23%	27%	25%	23%	25%
NET realized	+36	+42	+30	+39	+38	+30	+40	+43	+37	+23	+34	+37	+37	+34	+40	+35	+29	+42	+39
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
People are struggling to tell what's real from what's fake		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
People are struggling to tell what's real from what's fake	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Have seen	57%	58%	57%	65%	55%	49%	58%	66%	56%	48%	59%	48%	54%	50%	56%	65%	49%	61%	63%
Starting to see	24%	22%	26%	21%	27%	24%	17%	23%	28%	29%	22%	28%	26%	21%	30%	22%	24%	21%	26%
Expect to see soon	8%	8%	8%	6%	9%	8%	10%	5%	7%	8%	7%	11%	10%	9%	6%	7%	10%	8%	4%
Don't expect to see	3%	3%	4%	2%	3%	5%	3%	2%	3%	5%	4%	3%	2%	4%	2%	3%	4%	2%	3%
Not sure	8%	9%	6%	5%	6%	13%	11%	5%	6%	8%	8%	9%	8%	15%	6%	2%	11%	8%	3%
TOTAL realized	81%	80%	82%	86%	82%	74%	75%	89%	84%	78%	81%	76%	80%	72%	86%	87%	74%	82%	90%
TOTAL not yet	11%	10%	12%	9%	12%	13%	14%	7%	10%	13%	11%	14%	12%	13%	8%	11%	14%	10%	7%
NET realized	+70	+70	+70	+78	+70	+61	+62	+82	+74	+64	+70	+62	+68	+59	+78	+76	+60	+72	+82
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
People are getting better health care		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
People are getting better health care	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Have seen	5%	4%	6%	6%	4%	6%	4%	7%	5%	4%	4%	9%	6%	7%	5%	3%	6%	5%	3%
Starting to see	10%	10%	10%	7%	14%	9%	10%	10%	10%	10%	9%	12%	12%	10%	7%	12%	9%	10%	11%
Expect to see soon	18%	15%	21%	19%	18%	17%	18%	15%	20%	20%	18%	26%	18%	17%	17%	20%	18%	15%	20%
Don't expect to see	37%	39%	35%	41%	34%	37%	39%	41%	32%	36%	40%	22%	36%	29%	43%	41%	33%	41%	39%
Not sure	29%	31%	27%	26%	30%	31%	28%	28%	33%	29%	29%	30%	28%	37%	28%	23%	32%	28%	27%
TOTAL realized	15%	13%	17%	13%	18%	14%	14%	17%	15%	14%	13%	21%	18%	17%	12%	15%	16%	15%	14%
TOTAL not yet	55%	54%	56%	60%	52%	54%	57%	56%	51%	56%	57%	48%	53%	46%	60%	61%	51%	56%	59%
NET realized	−40	−41	−39	−47	−35	−39	−43	−39	−36	−42	−45	−27	−35	−29	−47	−46	−35	−41	−45
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526

Thinking about families in America today, how is AI affecting each of the following?
Job security		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Job security	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Making it much better	3%	2%	3%	2%	2%	4%	5%	3%	1%	<1%	1%	7%	3%	5%	1%	2%	4%	3%	1%
Making it somewhat better	8%	8%	9%	6%	10%	10%	11%	9%	7%	7%	7%	13%	10%	10%	9%	7%	10%	8%	6%
Making it somewhat worse	40%	36%	44%	40%	44%	35%	31%	41%	44%	45%	41%	37%	35%	34%	41%	45%	35%	40%	47%
Making it much worse	36%	41%	30%	43%	29%	37%	38%	37%	36%	31%	38%	28%	36%	31%	38%	39%	33%	38%	37%
Having no effect	11%	10%	11%	8%	11%	12%	11%	9%	9%	12%	11%	11%	13%	16%	10%	5%	15%	8%	7%
No answer	3%	3%	2%	2%	3%	3%	3%	1%	2%	4%	3%	5%	2%	4%	2%	2%	4%	2%	1%
TOTAL better	11%	10%	12%	8%	13%	14%	16%	11%	8%	7%	8%	19%	14%	15%	9%	8%	14%	11%	7%
TOTAL worse	76%	77%	74%	82%	73%	71%	70%	79%	80%	76%	78%	65%	71%	65%	79%	84%	68%	78%	84%
NET worse	+65	+68	+62	+75	+61	+58	+54	+67	+72	+69	+70	+46	+57	+50	+70	+76	+54	+68	+77
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
Outlook on the future		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Outlook on the future	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Making it much better	5%	4%	5%	4%	6%	4%	5%	5%	5%	2%	3%	8%	5%	6%	3%	4%	5%	4%	4%
Making it somewhat better	23%	19%	27%	20%	26%	22%	20%	22%	23%	26%	22%	26%	22%	21%	20%	27%	22%	25%	22%
Making it somewhat worse	35%	36%	34%	37%	40%	26%	34%	36%	37%	34%	34%	32%	38%	32%	36%	37%	32%	35%	38%
Making it much worse	24%	25%	23%	28%	16%	30%	28%	24%	24%	19%	26%	19%	24%	24%	28%	21%	25%	23%	24%
Having no effect	10%	12%	9%	9%	9%	14%	9%	12%	9%	12%	12%	13%	8%	13%	10%	8%	13%	9%	9%
No answer	3%	4%	2%	3%	3%	3%	3%	1%	2%	6%	3%	2%	3%	3%	2%	3%	3%	4%	2%
TOTAL better	27%	23%	32%	24%	32%	27%	26%	27%	28%	29%	25%	34%	27%	27%	24%	30%	27%	29%	26%
TOTAL worse	59%	60%	58%	65%	56%	56%	62%	60%	61%	54%	60%	51%	61%	56%	64%	58%	57%	58%	63%
NET worse	+32	+37	+26	+41	+24	+29	+36	+33	+33	+25	+36	+17	+34	+29	+41	+28	+30	+29	+37
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
Children's well-being		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Children's well-being	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Making it much better	3%	3%	3%	3%	2%	3%	3%	4%	3%	1%	1%	6%	5%	3%	2%	2%	4%	2%	1%
Making it somewhat better	11%	9%	14%	8%	14%	13%	12%	10%	12%	12%	11%	14%	11%	13%	10%	11%	12%	11%	11%
Making it somewhat worse	36%	34%	38%	35%	40%	30%	31%	40%	34%	38%	35%	39%	31%	32%	37%	38%	32%	39%	37%
Making it much worse	33%	36%	30%	38%	28%	34%	39%	32%	32%	27%	36%	20%	34%	30%	33%	36%	30%	34%	36%
Having no effect	15%	16%	15%	13%	15%	18%	12%	13%	18%	19%	16%	19%	15%	18%	17%	10%	20%	11%	13%
No answer	2%	3%	1%	3%	1%	3%	3%	1%	2%	3%	2%	3%	4%	3%	1%	2%	3%	3%	1%
TOTAL better	14%	12%	16%	11%	16%	16%	14%	14%	15%	13%	11%	19%	16%	16%	12%	13%	16%	13%	12%
TOTAL worse	69%	69%	68%	73%	68%	63%	70%	73%	66%	65%	71%	59%	65%	62%	70%	74%	62%	73%	73%
NET worse	+55	+58	+51	+62	+52	+47	+56	+59	+51	+52	+60	+40	+49	+46	+58	+61	+45	+60	+61
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
Household finances		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
Household finances	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Making it much better	4%	4%	3%	2%	4%	5%	5%	4%	2%	3%	2%	6%	4%	3%	3%	4%	3%	4%	3%
Making it somewhat better	17%	14%	19%	16%	18%	16%	18%	19%	14%	15%	13%	24%	23%	15%	16%	18%	17%	18%	15%
Making it somewhat worse	28%	28%	26%	28%	28%	26%	30%	25%	27%	28%	27%	24%	27%	25%	30%	29%	24%	29%	31%
Making it much worse	15%	17%	14%	18%	11%	18%	15%	15%	19%	13%	15%	15%	16%	17%	16%	13%	17%	16%	13%
Having no effect	34%	32%	36%	33%	36%	31%	29%	37%	35%	35%	40%	28%	25%	36%	32%	33%	36%	30%	35%
No answer	3%	5%	2%	3%	3%	4%	4%	1%	3%	5%	3%	3%	4%	4%	3%	3%	4%	3%	2%
TOTAL better	20%	18%	22%	18%	21%	21%	22%	23%	16%	18%	15%	30%	27%	18%	19%	22%	20%	22%	18%
TOTAL worse	43%	45%	40%	46%	39%	44%	45%	40%	45%	41%	42%	39%	44%	41%	46%	42%	41%	44%	44%
NET worse	+23	+27	+18	+28	+18	+22	+22	+17	+29	+23	+27	+9	+16	+23	+27	+19	+21	+22	+26
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526

When it comes to each of the following issues, is the government doing too much, too little, or about the right amount in response?
AI's effects on children and young people		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
AI's effects on children and young people	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Way too much	14%	16%	12%	13%	14%	17%	18%	16%	13%	10%	12%	18%	19%	17%	17%	10%	17%	14%	11%
Somewhat too much	11%	10%	12%	8%	13%	12%	12%	12%	9%	11%	9%	15%	11%	13%	10%	11%	12%	12%	9%
About the right amount	11%	10%	12%	8%	12%	14%	14%	12%	9%	8%	8%	15%	13%	12%	9%	11%	11%	12%	9%
Somewhat too little	15%	13%	17%	17%	15%	11%	13%	11%	18%	17%	16%	11%	13%	12%	16%	17%	13%	13%	19%
Way too little	29%	29%	29%	40%	23%	23%	26%	33%	28%	28%	33%	20%	23%	21%	27%	38%	21%	32%	36%
Not sure	19%	20%	18%	15%	21%	21%	15%	15%	23%	24%	20%	17%	20%	24%	20%	13%	24%	16%	15%
TOTAL too much	25%	27%	24%	21%	28%	29%	30%	28%	22%	21%	21%	33%	30%	30%	26%	20%	30%	25%	20%
TOTAL too little	44%	42%	46%	56%	38%	34%	40%	44%	47%	45%	49%	32%	36%	32%	43%	55%	34%	45%	55%
NET too little	+18	+15	+21	+35	+10	+5	+10	+16	+25	+24	+27	−2	+6	+2	+17	+34	+4	+19	+35
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
AI's environmental footprint, including from data centers		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
AI's environmental footprint, including from data centers	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Way too much	13%	14%	12%	13%	11%	17%	17%	15%	11%	9%	12%	15%	16%	14%	16%	10%	16%	11%	12%
Somewhat too much	10%	9%	11%	8%	13%	10%	10%	8%	13%	10%	8%	14%	13%	14%	10%	7%	13%	10%	7%
About the right amount	11%	11%	12%	8%	16%	11%	12%	13%	10%	11%	9%	18%	15%	11%	11%	12%	11%	14%	9%
Somewhat too little	13%	12%	14%	13%	16%	10%	11%	11%	16%	14%	14%	10%	8%	10%	13%	16%	11%	14%	15%
Way too little	33%	33%	33%	47%	22%	29%	34%	36%	30%	32%	36%	21%	27%	26%	31%	41%	26%	33%	41%
Not sure	18%	19%	17%	12%	22%	21%	14%	17%	20%	22%	20%	18%	18%	23%	18%	13%	22%	16%	15%
TOTAL too much	24%	24%	23%	20%	24%	27%	27%	23%	24%	19%	20%	29%	29%	28%	26%	17%	29%	21%	19%
TOTAL too little	46%	45%	47%	60%	38%	39%	45%	47%	46%	46%	51%	32%	35%	36%	44%	57%	37%	46%	57%
NET too little	+22	+21	+24	+39	+13	+11	+17	+24	+22	+27	+30	+2	+6	+8	+18	+40	+8	+25	+38
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
AI's effects on workers and jobs		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
AI's effects on workers and jobs	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Way too much	10%	14%	7%	10%	10%	11%	14%	11%	9%	7%	8%	14%	16%	12%	14%	6%	14%	8%	7%
Somewhat too much	13%	12%	14%	11%	13%	16%	14%	13%	13%	11%	11%	17%	14%	15%	12%	12%	12%	14%	12%
About the right amount	15%	12%	18%	11%	19%	15%	15%	17%	15%	12%	14%	18%	14%	15%	12%	17%	15%	15%	14%
Somewhat too little	18%	15%	21%	19%	18%	15%	16%	14%	22%	20%	20%	15%	13%	15%	17%	21%	14%	18%	22%
Way too little	25%	26%	23%	36%	16%	22%	24%	28%	24%	24%	27%	17%	23%	20%	26%	29%	21%	26%	29%
Not sure	18%	20%	16%	12%	24%	19%	17%	17%	17%	24%	19%	17%	19%	22%	19%	14%	22%	17%	15%
TOTAL too much	23%	26%	21%	21%	23%	27%	28%	24%	22%	18%	19%	31%	30%	27%	26%	17%	26%	23%	20%
TOTAL too little	42%	41%	44%	56%	34%	37%	39%	42%	45%	44%	47%	32%	36%	34%	42%	51%	35%	44%	51%
NET too little	+19	+15	+24	+35	+11	+9	+12	+18	+23	+25	+28	+1	+5	+7	+17	+33	+8	+21	+31
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
AI's effect on American competitiveness		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
AI's effect on American competitiveness	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Way too much	10%	12%	9%	12%	9%	11%	15%	11%	9%	6%	8%	13%	13%	13%	11%	8%	14%	7%	10%
Somewhat too much	11%	9%	12%	9%	11%	13%	11%	12%	9%	11%	9%	18%	12%	14%	10%	8%	13%	11%	8%
About the right amount	19%	16%	23%	13%	25%	20%	19%	20%	20%	18%	19%	18%	19%	15%	19%	23%	16%	20%	23%
Somewhat too little	16%	15%	18%	19%	15%	13%	13%	14%	20%	18%	18%	12%	13%	14%	17%	18%	14%	18%	16%
Way too little	15%	16%	15%	21%	11%	13%	13%	16%	16%	16%	16%	14%	12%	13%	16%	17%	13%	16%	17%
Not sure	27%	32%	23%	26%	28%	27%	29%	25%	26%	29%	30%	23%	30%	30%	27%	25%	29%	26%	26%
TOTAL too much	21%	21%	21%	21%	20%	24%	25%	23%	18%	17%	17%	30%	25%	26%	21%	16%	26%	19%	17%
TOTAL too little	31%	30%	33%	40%	27%	26%	26%	31%	36%	34%	34%	26%	25%	27%	33%	35%	27%	34%	34%
NET too little	+10	+9	+11	+20	+7	+2	0	+7	+18	+17	+17	−5	0	+1	+12	+18	+1	+15	+17
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526

Thinking about the next 20 years, how likely is each of the following to happen?
AI becoming smarter than humans at most tasks		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
AI becoming smarter than humans at most tasks	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Already happening	28%	31%	26%	28%	26%	33%	29%	28%	30%	27%	26%	31%	31%	28%	35%	25%	29%	28%	28%
Likely to happen	40%	36%	45%	43%	43%	32%	31%	40%	47%	45%	43%	34%	37%	35%	38%	47%	36%	41%	46%
Unlikely to happen	12%	12%	12%	13%	12%	11%	16%	11%	7%	12%	12%	14%	11%	10%	11%	15%	12%	10%	13%
Not at all likely to happen	5%	4%	5%	3%	4%	9%	6%	6%	3%	3%	5%	3%	5%	6%	4%	4%	5%	6%	3%
Not sure	14%	16%	11%	12%	14%	14%	17%	12%	13%	11%	13%	17%	15%	20%	12%	9%	16%	14%	9%
TOTAL likely	69%	66%	71%	71%	70%	65%	59%	69%	76%	73%	68%	65%	68%	63%	73%	71%	65%	68%	74%
TOTAL unlikely	17%	16%	17%	16%	16%	20%	22%	17%	10%	15%	17%	17%	15%	16%	14%	19%	18%	16%	16%
NET likely	+52	+50	+54	+56	+54	+45	+37	+51	+66	+58	+51	+48	+53	+47	+59	+52	+47	+53	+58
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
AI systems behaving in ways their developers did not intend		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
AI systems behaving in ways their developers did not intend	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Already happening	35%	33%	37%	41%	28%	36%	39%	38%	35%	25%	35%	32%	34%	26%	41%	39%	34%	31%	40%
Likely to happen	44%	45%	43%	44%	51%	35%	34%	45%	44%	55%	47%	38%	40%	43%	42%	47%	37%	51%	46%
Unlikely to happen	6%	4%	7%	3%	6%	10%	8%	5%	4%	5%	5%	8%	8%	8%	3%	6%	8%	5%	4%
Not at all likely to happen	2%	1%	2%	2%	2%	3%	2%	1%	3%	1%	1%	3%	2%	2%	1%	2%	2%	1%	2%
Not sure	12%	14%	10%	9%	12%	16%	15%	9%	14%	11%	11%	17%	15%	20%	13%	5%	18%	11%	7%
TOTAL likely	79%	78%	79%	85%	79%	71%	73%	83%	79%	81%	82%	71%	73%	69%	83%	86%	71%	82%	86%
TOTAL unlikely	8%	6%	10%	5%	7%	12%	10%	6%	7%	7%	6%	11%	10%	10%	4%	8%	10%	6%	6%
NET likely	+71	+73	+70	+81	+72	+58	+63	+77	+72	+74	+76	+60	+63	+59	+79	+78	+61	+75	+80
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
AI making major scientific and medical breakthroughs		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
AI making major scientific and medical breakthroughs	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Already happening	18%	19%	18%	17%	20%	18%	15%	19%	21%	19%	18%	18%	18%	16%	20%	19%	18%	20%	17%
Likely to happen	46%	42%	52%	49%	49%	40%	39%	46%	50%	52%	48%	45%	42%	41%	44%	54%	41%	48%	52%
Unlikely to happen	13%	14%	11%	11%	13%	15%	18%	14%	8%	9%	12%	10%	14%	12%	11%	14%	12%	11%	14%
Not at all likely to happen	5%	4%	6%	5%	2%	9%	7%	6%	3%	3%	4%	5%	6%	7%	3%	4%	7%	4%	3%
Not sure	17%	20%	13%	17%	15%	17%	19%	14%	18%	15%	16%	20%	19%	23%	21%	7%	21%	14%	13%
TOTAL likely	65%	60%	69%	66%	69%	57%	54%	64%	71%	72%	66%	62%	60%	57%	63%	73%	59%	68%	68%
TOTAL unlikely	17%	18%	16%	16%	15%	24%	26%	20%	10%	12%	17%	16%	20%	19%	14%	18%	19%	16%	17%
NET likely	+47	+42	+53	+50	+54	+34	+28	+45	+61	+60	+50	+47	+40	+38	+49	+55	+40	+53	+52
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526
AI being used to create weapons of mass destruction		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity			Education			Household income
AI being used to create weapons of mass destruction	Total	Female	Male	Dem	Rep	Ind	18–34	35–49	50–64	65+	White	Black	Hispanic	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Already happening	17%	16%	19%	20%	12%	21%	17%	19%	15%	19%	15%	25%	21%	17%	21%	14%	19%	16%	16%
Likely to happen	50%	49%	50%	52%	53%	43%	47%	47%	54%	52%	52%	39%	47%	40%	49%	60%	40%	54%	58%
Unlikely to happen	8%	7%	10%	8%	8%	8%	8%	12%	8%	5%	8%	10%	7%	10%	6%	8%	10%	6%	9%
Not at all likely to happen	3%	2%	4%	2%	4%	3%	4%	3%	2%	2%	3%	3%	2%	3%	2%	3%	3%	3%	2%
Not sure	20%	25%	16%	18%	21%	23%	23%	17%	21%	20%	20%	22%	22%	27%	21%	13%	26%	19%	15%
TOTAL likely	67%	65%	70%	72%	65%	64%	65%	65%	68%	71%	67%	64%	67%	57%	70%	74%	59%	71%	73%
TOTAL unlikely	11%	9%	13%	10%	13%	11%	12%	15%	10%	7%	11%	13%	9%	13%	7%	12%	13%	9%	11%
NET likely	+56	+56	+56	+62	+53	+53	+53	+51	+58	+63	+57	+51	+59	+44	+63	+63	+47	+62	+62
Respondents	1,815	908	907	938	482	387	479	456	474	406	706	518	452	551	648	616	715	574	526