August 13–17, 2026

Results of an Americans on AI survey of 1,080 adults, fielded August 13–17, 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 ±4.0 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	51%	53%	48%	55%	47%	51%	52%	57%	51%	43%	45%	65%	59%	52%	56%	46%	55%	57%	41%
Important but lower priority	35%	36%	35%	34%	41%	29%	32%	30%	37%	43%	42%	22%	26%	29%	36%	41%	31%	33%	42%
Not too important	9%	6%	13%	8%	8%	11%	13%	7%	7%	8%	8%	5%	11%	11%	6%	10%	8%	6%	13%
Not a priority at all	2%	1%	3%	1%	3%	3%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	1%	1%	2%	1%	2%	2%	2%	2%
Not sure	3%	4%	1%	2%	1%	6%	1%	4%	4%	3%	2%	8%	2%	5%	1%	1%	5%	2%	1%
TOTAL high priority	86%	89%	83%	89%	89%	80%	84%	87%	87%	87%	87%	87%	86%	81%	92%	87%	86%	90%	84%
TOTAL lower priority	11%	7%	15%	9%	10%	14%	15%	9%	9%	10%	10%	5%	13%	13%	6%	12%	9%	8%	15%
NET priority	+75	+83	+68	+80	+78	+67	+69	+78	+78	+77	+77	+81	+73	+68	+86	+75	+77	+82	+69
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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%	71%	63%	66%	68%	68%	64%	70%	70%	66%	66%	66%	73%	67%	73%	63%	68%	76%	59%
Important but lower priority	23%	22%	25%	27%	25%	16%	20%	23%	23%	28%	26%	15%	18%	18%	20%	31%	20%	19%	31%
Not too important	6%	4%	10%	5%	6%	9%	12%	5%	5%	3%	5%	8%	7%	10%	3%	5%	6%	4%	9%
Not a priority at all	<1%	1%	<1%	1%	<1%	1%	1%	<1%	0%	<1%	1%	<1%	0%	<1%	1%	<1%	1%	<1%	<1%
Not sure	3%	3%	2%	2%	1%	5%	3%	2%	2%	3%	2%	10%	2%	5%	2%	1%	6%	1%	1%
TOTAL high priority	90%	92%	88%	93%	92%	85%	84%	93%	92%	94%	93%	81%	91%	85%	93%	94%	87%	95%	90%
TOTAL lower priority	7%	4%	10%	6%	7%	10%	13%	5%	5%	3%	6%	8%	7%	10%	4%	5%	7%	4%	10%
NET priority	+83	+88	+78	+87	+86	+75	+70	+88	+87	+91	+87	+73	+84	+74	+89	+88	+80	+91	+80
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	39%	39%	39%	44%	35%	36%	29%	46%	38%	43%	37%	44%	40%	32%	46%	40%	39%	39%	38%
Important but lower priority	37%	39%	35%	37%	35%	39%	45%	29%	40%	33%	41%	17%	31%	37%	31%	41%	32%	39%	40%
Not too important	13%	12%	15%	12%	19%	7%	15%	11%	14%	13%	12%	16%	15%	13%	11%	14%	12%	15%	12%
Not a priority at all	5%	4%	7%	4%	6%	6%	8%	6%	4%	3%	4%	10%	7%	9%	5%	3%	5%	4%	7%
Not sure	6%	7%	4%	3%	5%	11%	3%	7%	4%	8%	5%	12%	8%	9%	6%	2%	11%	3%	2%
TOTAL high priority	76%	77%	73%	81%	70%	76%	74%	75%	78%	76%	78%	61%	70%	69%	77%	81%	71%	78%	78%
TOTAL lower priority	19%	15%	22%	16%	25%	13%	23%	17%	18%	16%	17%	26%	22%	22%	16%	17%	17%	20%	19%
NET priority	+57	+62	+51	+65	+45	+63	+51	+58	+60	+59	+61	+35	+48	+47	+60	+64	+54	+58	+59
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	34%	32%	36%	16%	61%	22%	25%	22%	40%	51%	39%	28%	32%	33%	39%	31%	36%	38%	28%
Important but lower priority	33%	34%	32%	36%	28%	35%	32%	37%	32%	31%	32%	28%	33%	32%	32%	35%	31%	31%	37%
Not too important	18%	16%	21%	29%	6%	20%	26%	22%	15%	9%	17%	18%	16%	20%	13%	21%	13%	17%	25%
Not a priority at all	11%	12%	9%	17%	3%	13%	14%	13%	9%	7%	8%	19%	17%	9%	12%	12%	12%	11%	8%
Not sure	4%	5%	2%	2%	2%	9%	2%	6%	4%	3%	4%	6%	2%	6%	4%	1%	7%	2%	1%
TOTAL high priority	67%	66%	68%	52%	89%	57%	57%	59%	72%	82%	70%	57%	65%	65%	72%	66%	67%	69%	65%
TOTAL lower priority	29%	28%	30%	46%	9%	33%	40%	35%	24%	15%	25%	37%	33%	29%	25%	32%	26%	28%	33%
NET priority	+38	+39	+37	+7	+80	+24	+18	+25	+48	+66	+45	+20	+32	+36	+47	+34	+42	+41	+31
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	68%	75%	60%	81%	55%	68%	63%	72%	70%	68%	67%	75%	68%	65%	72%	69%	68%	73%	65%
Important but lower priority	22%	16%	29%	14%	36%	15%	26%	17%	19%	24%	24%	11%	23%	21%	21%	24%	20%	21%	25%
Not too important	5%	3%	7%	2%	6%	8%	6%	3%	5%	5%	5%	2%	2%	6%	3%	5%	4%	4%	6%
Not a priority at all	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	3%	3%	1%	2%	5%	2%	4%	2%	1%	2%	2%	4%
Not sure	2%	3%	2%	1%	1%	6%	2%	5%	2%	1%	2%	7%	4%	5%	1%	1%	6%	<1%	1%
TOTAL high priority	90%	91%	89%	95%	91%	83%	90%	89%	89%	93%	91%	86%	91%	85%	93%	93%	88%	94%	90%
TOTAL lower priority	7%	5%	9%	4%	8%	10%	8%	6%	8%	6%	7%	8%	4%	9%	5%	6%	6%	6%	9%
NET priority	+83	+86	+80	+90	+83	+73	+82	+84	+81	+86	+84	+78	+87	+76	+88	+87	+82	+88	+80
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	55%	58%	53%	41%	70%	57%	46%	50%	63%	65%	55%	63%	56%	58%	63%	47%	60%	57%	49%
Important but lower priority	32%	30%	34%	40%	25%	29%	35%	36%	27%	29%	34%	23%	27%	26%	29%	41%	27%	33%	36%
Not too important	8%	6%	11%	13%	4%	7%	14%	9%	5%	4%	9%	2%	8%	9%	5%	10%	6%	7%	12%
Not a priority at all	1%	1%	1%	2%	<1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	<1%	1%	4%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Not sure	3%	4%	1%	3%	1%	6%	3%	4%	4%	1%	1%	10%	6%	6%	1%	1%	5%	1%	2%
TOTAL high priority	87%	88%	87%	81%	95%	86%	82%	85%	90%	94%	89%	87%	83%	84%	92%	88%	87%	91%	85%
TOTAL lower priority	9%	7%	12%	16%	4%	8%	16%	10%	6%	4%	10%	3%	12%	10%	6%	11%	7%	8%	13%
NET priority	+78	+81	+75	+65	+91	+78	+66	+75	+84	+90	+79	+84	+71	+74	+86	+76	+80	+82	+72
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	35%	40%	31%	58%	12%	35%	36%	38%	33%	35%	32%	41%	35%	33%	34%	39%	34%	35%	38%
Important but lower priority	30%	31%	29%	30%	28%	32%	34%	30%	28%	27%	31%	32%	31%	33%	30%	28%	31%	36%	24%
Not too important	20%	16%	23%	9%	32%	18%	22%	19%	20%	17%	20%	16%	20%	21%	18%	20%	17%	17%	25%
Not a priority at all	11%	8%	15%	<1%	25%	8%	6%	9%	14%	18%	14%	2%	11%	9%	12%	13%	12%	10%	12%
Not sure	3%	4%	2%	1%	3%	6%	2%	4%	4%	3%	3%	9%	2%	4%	5%	1%	6%	1%	2%
TOTAL high priority	66%	71%	59%	88%	40%	68%	70%	68%	62%	62%	63%	73%	66%	66%	63%	67%	65%	71%	62%
TOTAL lower priority	31%	24%	38%	10%	57%	26%	28%	28%	34%	35%	34%	18%	31%	30%	30%	33%	29%	27%	36%
NET priority	+35	+47	+21	+78	−16	+42	+42	+41	+27	+27	+29	+55	+35	+36	+33	+34	+36	+44	+25
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377

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	3%	2%	5%	2%	5%	3%	1%	5%	5%	3%	3%	6%	4%	3%	4%	4%	2%	3%	5%
Somewhat excited	17%	14%	19%	15%	19%	15%	21%	18%	15%	12%	15%	19%	16%	16%	14%	20%	15%	18%	18%
Somewhat concerned	41%	43%	38%	33%	47%	45%	44%	35%	42%	43%	40%	28%	44%	40%	43%	40%	38%	40%	44%
Very concerned	28%	29%	28%	40%	19%	23%	28%	26%	29%	29%	32%	24%	26%	27%	27%	30%	29%	29%	27%
None of these are close to how I feel	10%	11%	8%	8%	10%	14%	3%	16%	9%	12%	9%	21%	8%	14%	11%	6%	14%	10%	5%
TOTAL excited	20%	16%	24%	18%	24%	18%	23%	22%	20%	15%	18%	25%	20%	19%	17%	23%	17%	21%	23%
TOTAL concerned	69%	72%	66%	73%	66%	68%	72%	61%	71%	72%	72%	52%	70%	67%	70%	71%	67%	69%	71%
NET concerned	+49	+56	+42	+55	+42	+50	+50	+39	+51	+57	+54	+26	+51	+48	+53	+47	+50	+48	+48
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377

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	16%	14%	17%	16%	15%	16%	21%	16%	14%	10%	15%	9%	19%	14%	12%	19%	13%	16%	19%
AI is coming into our lives whether we want it or not	70%	69%	71%	69%	74%	67%	63%	68%	73%	79%	72%	71%	65%	66%	73%	73%	68%	73%	71%
Neither of these are close to how I feel	13%	15%	10%	13%	11%	17%	15%	15%	11%	9%	12%	16%	14%	18%	14%	7%	18%	10%	10%
NET inevitable	+55	+55	+55	+54	+58	+51	+42	+52	+59	+69	+57	+61	+46	+52	+61	+53	+55	+57	+52
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377

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	20%	19%	21%	18%	23%	20%	26%	23%	22%	9%	20%	20%	17%	18%	19%	23%	15%	22%	24%
Starting to see	26%	23%	28%	28%	27%	20%	27%	27%	25%	24%	26%	26%	22%	22%	19%	33%	20%	29%	30%
Expect to see soon	19%	19%	19%	18%	22%	16%	22%	17%	19%	17%	17%	19%	24%	19%	20%	18%	19%	21%	16%
Don't expect to see	13%	13%	14%	16%	11%	14%	11%	15%	12%	15%	15%	8%	13%	14%	16%	11%	15%	14%	11%
Not sure	21%	26%	17%	20%	18%	30%	14%	18%	20%	35%	22%	27%	23%	25%	26%	15%	30%	14%	18%
TOTAL realized	46%	42%	49%	46%	49%	40%	52%	50%	47%	33%	46%	46%	38%	40%	39%	56%	35%	50%	53%
TOTAL not yet	32%	32%	33%	34%	32%	30%	33%	32%	32%	32%	32%	27%	37%	33%	36%	29%	34%	35%	27%
NET realized	+14	+11	+16	+12	+17	+10	+19	+18	+15	+1	+14	+19	+1	+7	+3	+27	+1	+15	+26
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	19%	20%	19%	23%	15%	20%	23%	26%	17%	10%	18%	27%	15%	17%	22%	19%	17%	25%	18%
Starting to see	24%	25%	23%	26%	25%	18%	28%	23%	26%	18%	25%	15%	23%	24%	18%	28%	23%	25%	24%
Expect to see soon	23%	21%	25%	26%	25%	17%	24%	24%	23%	21%	21%	26%	28%	21%	26%	23%	20%	23%	26%
Don't expect to see	11%	8%	14%	6%	15%	11%	9%	10%	8%	16%	13%	8%	7%	11%	9%	12%	10%	10%	12%
Not sure	22%	25%	19%	18%	19%	34%	16%	17%	25%	34%	23%	24%	25%	26%	24%	18%	29%	17%	20%
TOTAL realized	43%	45%	41%	49%	41%	38%	51%	49%	42%	28%	42%	42%	38%	42%	40%	47%	40%	50%	41%
TOTAL not yet	34%	29%	39%	32%	40%	28%	33%	34%	31%	38%	34%	34%	35%	32%	35%	35%	30%	33%	39%
NET realized	+9	+16	+3	+17	+1	+10	+18	+16	+11	−9	+8	+8	+3	+10	+5	+12	+10	+17	+2
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	33%	35%	32%	30%	35%	36%	35%	42%	33%	23%	33%	35%	30%	33%	29%	37%	33%	33%	34%
Starting to see	23%	24%	22%	23%	25%	22%	23%	22%	24%	23%	26%	12%	18%	22%	20%	27%	23%	21%	26%
Expect to see soon	17%	15%	20%	19%	15%	18%	22%	17%	14%	15%	14%	23%	27%	20%	19%	13%	13%	22%	18%
Don't expect to see	8%	7%	9%	7%	11%	4%	4%	7%	8%	14%	8%	9%	7%	6%	12%	8%	10%	7%	7%
Not sure	17%	19%	15%	19%	13%	21%	14%	12%	19%	24%	19%	22%	15%	17%	19%	15%	20%	16%	15%
TOTAL realized	57%	59%	54%	53%	60%	58%	58%	64%	58%	47%	59%	46%	48%	55%	49%	64%	56%	54%	60%
TOTAL not yet	25%	22%	29%	27%	26%	21%	27%	24%	22%	29%	22%	32%	34%	26%	31%	21%	23%	29%	25%
NET realized	+31	+38	+25	+26	+34	+36	+32	+40	+36	+18	+37	+14	+14	+29	+18	+43	+33	+25	+35
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	55%	60%	49%	63%	49%	51%	53%	66%	56%	45%	56%	50%	52%	51%	49%	63%	49%	58%	59%
Starting to see	27%	21%	34%	22%	31%	30%	28%	16%	27%	37%	28%	25%	25%	23%	34%	25%	25%	29%	28%
Expect to see soon	8%	9%	7%	7%	10%	7%	10%	8%	8%	5%	6%	13%	11%	13%	5%	5%	11%	6%	6%
Don't expect to see	2%	2%	3%	2%	3%	<1%	2%	3%	1%	2%	1%	4%	3%	2%	3%	2%	3%	1%	3%
Not sure	8%	9%	6%	6%	7%	11%	7%	6%	7%	10%	8%	7%	7%	10%	8%	4%	11%	6%	5%
TOTAL realized	82%	80%	83%	85%	80%	81%	81%	82%	83%	82%	84%	76%	77%	74%	83%	88%	74%	87%	86%
TOTAL not yet	10%	10%	10%	9%	13%	8%	12%	11%	9%	7%	7%	17%	14%	15%	8%	7%	14%	7%	8%
NET realized	+72	+70	+74	+76	+67	+74	+69	+71	+73	+75	+77	+59	+63	+59	+76	+81	+60	+80	+78
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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%	5%	5%	3%	5%	10%	10%	3%	5%	2%	3%	11%	6%	4%	8%	4%	4%	6%	6%
Starting to see	12%	10%	15%	10%	17%	10%	15%	11%	9%	15%	10%	18%	12%	16%	11%	10%	12%	11%	14%
Expect to see soon	23%	19%	27%	23%	27%	17%	19%	27%	27%	20%	21%	11%	30%	17%	24%	28%	19%	26%	25%
Don't expect to see	32%	35%	28%	42%	25%	26%	33%	31%	33%	29%	37%	33%	18%	32%	26%	36%	30%	35%	31%
Not sure	27%	30%	23%	23%	24%	37%	23%	27%	25%	32%	28%	25%	31%	29%	30%	22%	33%	22%	24%
TOTAL realized	18%	15%	21%	13%	22%	20%	24%	14%	14%	17%	13%	29%	18%	20%	19%	15%	16%	17%	20%
TOTAL not yet	55%	54%	55%	64%	53%	43%	52%	58%	60%	49%	58%	45%	49%	49%	50%	63%	49%	61%	55%
NET realized	−37	−39	−35	−52	−30	−23	−28	−44	−45	−32	−45	−15	−30	−29	−31	−48	−33	−44	−35
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377

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%	3%	3%	2%	1%	7%	6%	3%	1%	0%	1%	5%	3%	2%	3%	3%	4%	2%	3%
Making it somewhat better	8%	6%	9%	5%	10%	8%	8%	9%	9%	4%	7%	7%	8%	6%	11%	7%	10%	7%	6%
Making it somewhat worse	41%	38%	44%	43%	42%	37%	39%	42%	36%	47%	41%	42%	45%	36%	40%	47%	33%	44%	48%
Making it much worse	33%	38%	28%	40%	29%	30%	36%	36%	34%	27%	35%	33%	28%	36%	29%	34%	34%	34%	32%
Having no effect	13%	12%	14%	8%	16%	17%	9%	8%	17%	18%	15%	10%	10%	17%	13%	9%	16%	12%	11%
No answer	2%	2%	3%	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%	3%	3%	1%	3%	6%	3%	4%	1%	4%	2%	1%
TOTAL better	10%	9%	11%	7%	11%	15%	14%	13%	10%	4%	8%	12%	11%	9%	14%	10%	13%	9%	9%
TOTAL worse	74%	76%	72%	83%	71%	67%	75%	78%	70%	74%	76%	75%	72%	72%	69%	81%	67%	78%	80%
NET worse	+64	+67	+61	+75	+60	+52	+61	+66	+60	+69	+68	+62	+62	+63	+56	+71	+54	+69	+71
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	3%	2%	4%	2%	4%	2%	3%	3%	1%	3%	2%	4%	3%	3%	3%	2%	3%	3%	3%
Making it somewhat better	27%	25%	30%	22%	35%	26%	28%	29%	25%	26%	25%	27%	29%	24%	23%	33%	24%	29%	30%
Making it somewhat worse	32%	33%	29%	35%	28%	31%	29%	33%	32%	33%	31%	35%	29%	29%	34%	33%	30%	35%	31%
Making it much worse	23%	24%	22%	30%	15%	24%	30%	24%	22%	16%	26%	24%	19%	26%	19%	23%	24%	20%	24%
Having no effect	12%	13%	12%	8%	16%	15%	8%	10%	17%	16%	15%	8%	11%	15%	15%	7%	15%	11%	10%
No answer	3%	3%	3%	3%	2%	2%	2%	<1%	3%	6%	1%	3%	9%	2%	5%	2%	4%	2%	2%
TOTAL better	30%	27%	34%	24%	39%	28%	31%	33%	27%	30%	27%	31%	32%	27%	27%	36%	27%	31%	33%
TOTAL worse	55%	57%	52%	66%	43%	55%	59%	57%	54%	48%	57%	59%	48%	55%	53%	56%	54%	55%	55%
NET worse	+24	+31	+18	+42	+4	+27	+27	+24	+27	+18	+30	+28	+16	+28	+26	+20	+27	+24	+22
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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%	2%	2%	3%	4%	4%	5%	2%	1%	1%	1%	6%	3%	3%	3%	4%	2%	2%
Making it somewhat better	16%	14%	18%	11%	20%	18%	20%	14%	11%	17%	13%	24%	15%	14%	17%	17%	17%	14%	16%
Making it somewhat worse	35%	31%	39%	35%	39%	30%	28%	34%	39%	40%	39%	28%	26%	33%	34%	38%	30%	39%	38%
Making it much worse	28%	31%	24%	36%	20%	27%	35%	37%	24%	16%	29%	29%	30%	29%	24%	31%	26%	26%	32%
Having no effect	15%	17%	13%	13%	16%	19%	12%	9%	22%	20%	17%	16%	15%	19%	18%	9%	19%	16%	10%
No answer	3%	3%	3%	4%	1%	2%	2%	1%	3%	5%	1%	3%	8%	3%	4%	2%	4%	2%	1%
TOTAL better	19%	17%	21%	12%	24%	22%	24%	19%	13%	18%	15%	25%	21%	17%	20%	20%	21%	17%	18%
TOTAL worse	63%	62%	64%	71%	59%	57%	63%	71%	62%	56%	68%	57%	57%	61%	57%	69%	56%	65%	70%
NET worse	+44	+45	+43	+59	+35	+35	+39	+53	+49	+38	+53	+32	+36	+45	+37	+49	+35	+48	+51
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	3%	3%	4%	2%	4%	4%	6%	3%	2%	2%	1%	5%	4%	3%	4%	3%	2%	2%	5%
Making it somewhat better	23%	19%	27%	18%	28%	22%	22%	25%	20%	25%	22%	18%	24%	21%	20%	28%	22%	26%	21%
Making it somewhat worse	26%	27%	26%	26%	27%	26%	30%	30%	25%	20%	25%	34%	27%	27%	26%	26%	22%	28%	29%
Making it much worse	15%	19%	11%	19%	9%	19%	16%	18%	15%	11%	15%	16%	15%	17%	12%	15%	20%	14%	10%
Having no effect	29%	30%	29%	31%	29%	27%	25%	22%	35%	36%	34%	22%	23%	31%	33%	25%	28%	27%	33%
No answer	3%	3%	3%	4%	2%	2%	2%	2%	3%	6%	1%	5%	8%	2%	5%	3%	5%	3%	2%
TOTAL better	26%	22%	31%	20%	33%	26%	28%	29%	21%	27%	24%	23%	27%	23%	24%	31%	25%	28%	27%
TOTAL worse	41%	46%	37%	45%	36%	45%	46%	47%	41%	31%	41%	50%	42%	44%	38%	41%	43%	43%	39%
NET worse	+15	+24	+6	+25	+3	+19	+18	+19	+19	+4	+17	+27	+15	+20	+15	+10	+18	+15	+12
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377

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	12%	16%	8%	8%	11%	20%	13%	17%	9%	8%	12%	15%	13%	15%	13%	8%	16%	13%	7%
Somewhat too much	12%	14%	11%	11%	15%	11%	14%	14%	11%	11%	11%	10%	16%	14%	12%	11%	14%	12%	12%
About the right amount	14%	11%	18%	7%	21%	13%	18%	15%	14%	10%	13%	13%	18%	16%	16%	12%	13%	16%	13%
Somewhat too little	16%	14%	20%	18%	18%	13%	13%	16%	14%	24%	19%	5%	12%	13%	16%	21%	10%	16%	23%
Way too little	26%	25%	27%	40%	15%	21%	29%	24%	27%	24%	26%	36%	22%	21%	22%	34%	22%	29%	28%
Not sure	18%	20%	16%	15%	20%	21%	12%	15%	25%	23%	19%	21%	17%	21%	19%	15%	24%	13%	16%
TOTAL too much	24%	30%	18%	19%	26%	31%	27%	30%	20%	19%	22%	25%	29%	29%	25%	19%	30%	25%	18%
TOTAL too little	43%	39%	47%	58%	33%	34%	42%	39%	41%	48%	45%	42%	34%	33%	39%	54%	32%	45%	52%
NET too little	+18	+9	+28	+39	+7	+3	+14	+9	+21	+30	+23	+16	+5	+4	+14	+35	+3	+21	+33
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	12%	14%	10%	12%	12%	13%	12%	17%	9%	11%	12%	11%	16%	16%	13%	9%	15%	11%	10%
Somewhat too much	11%	12%	10%	10%	11%	14%	11%	11%	11%	13%	11%	17%	10%	12%	12%	10%	10%	14%	10%
About the right amount	15%	11%	18%	7%	21%	16%	19%	14%	14%	10%	13%	11%	16%	16%	12%	14%	15%	16%	13%
Somewhat too little	12%	12%	13%	13%	15%	7%	11%	11%	10%	17%	14%	5%	12%	9%	15%	13%	9%	14%	14%
Way too little	31%	28%	34%	47%	17%	25%	35%	30%	29%	27%	30%	37%	26%	25%	25%	39%	24%	30%	38%
Not sure	18%	23%	14%	10%	23%	25%	10%	18%	26%	21%	20%	19%	18%	21%	21%	14%	25%	15%	14%
TOTAL too much	24%	26%	21%	22%	24%	27%	23%	27%	20%	24%	23%	28%	26%	28%	25%	19%	26%	24%	21%
TOTAL too little	43%	39%	46%	60%	32%	32%	47%	40%	39%	44%	44%	42%	38%	35%	40%	52%	33%	44%	52%
NET too little	+19	+13	+26	+38	+8	+5	+24	+13	+18	+20	+22	+14	+13	+7	+15	+34	+8	+20	+31
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	8%	10%	5%	6%	8%	9%	5%	11%	9%	6%	8%	6%	10%	11%	6%	6%	9%	8%	6%
Somewhat too much	14%	16%	12%	13%	13%	18%	16%	17%	10%	12%	13%	20%	12%	17%	12%	13%	14%	17%	11%
About the right amount	18%	15%	21%	11%	27%	16%	24%	15%	17%	15%	15%	19%	24%	17%	20%	18%	18%	18%	19%
Somewhat too little	19%	16%	23%	18%	24%	15%	14%	19%	19%	26%	23%	6%	16%	16%	19%	22%	13%	20%	25%
Way too little	23%	21%	25%	38%	9%	20%	28%	21%	21%	20%	22%	32%	19%	19%	22%	28%	22%	23%	25%
Not sure	17%	21%	13%	13%	19%	21%	11%	15%	23%	20%	19%	16%	17%	19%	19%	13%	23%	13%	14%
TOTAL too much	22%	26%	17%	19%	21%	27%	21%	28%	19%	18%	21%	27%	22%	27%	18%	19%	23%	25%	17%
TOTAL too little	42%	37%	47%	56%	33%	36%	42%	40%	40%	46%	45%	38%	35%	35%	41%	50%	35%	43%	50%
NET too little	+21	+12	+30	+37	+12	+9	+22	+12	+21	+28	+24	+11	+12	+8	+23	+31	+11	+19	+33
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	9%	11%	7%	6%	10%	12%	9%	13%	7%	6%	9%	9%	11%	11%	10%	6%	10%	11%	6%
Somewhat too much	11%	13%	8%	11%	7%	14%	14%	12%	7%	9%	8%	12%	12%	12%	11%	9%	13%	10%	9%
About the right amount	21%	19%	24%	15%	32%	14%	23%	19%	24%	20%	21%	21%	21%	21%	21%	22%	17%	24%	24%
Somewhat too little	17%	15%	19%	16%	18%	16%	12%	17%	16%	24%	17%	11%	18%	11%	18%	22%	13%	15%	23%
Way too little	16%	13%	20%	26%	9%	14%	18%	16%	16%	16%	16%	25%	14%	17%	14%	18%	16%	16%	17%
Not sure	25%	28%	22%	24%	23%	29%	22%	23%	29%	26%	28%	22%	21%	27%	24%	24%	29%	24%	21%
TOTAL too much	20%	24%	14%	17%	18%	26%	23%	25%	14%	15%	17%	21%	23%	23%	22%	15%	22%	21%	15%
TOTAL too little	33%	28%	38%	42%	27%	30%	30%	32%	32%	39%	33%	36%	32%	28%	32%	39%	29%	31%	40%
NET too little	+14	+4	+24	+25	+9	+4	+7	+8	+18	+24	+16	+15	+9	+5	+10	+25	+7	+9	+25
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377

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	27%	26%	29%	22%	29%	33%	26%	33%	31%	19%	25%	35%	23%	28%	26%	27%	28%	26%	27%
Likely to happen	41%	41%	41%	44%	43%	36%	41%	37%	38%	48%	43%	32%	38%	38%	40%	45%	38%	43%	43%
Unlikely to happen	11%	11%	11%	12%	9%	11%	13%	11%	8%	11%	10%	9%	13%	11%	10%	11%	9%	9%	14%
Not at all likely to happen	6%	5%	6%	7%	5%	4%	8%	7%	4%	3%	7%	4%	5%	5%	4%	7%	6%	5%	6%
Not sure	14%	16%	12%	12%	14%	16%	9%	12%	19%	16%	14%	20%	16%	17%	17%	8%	18%	15%	9%
TOTAL likely	68%	67%	70%	66%	72%	68%	67%	69%	69%	68%	68%	67%	61%	66%	66%	72%	66%	69%	70%
TOTAL unlikely	16%	16%	17%	19%	14%	15%	21%	18%	12%	14%	17%	13%	18%	16%	14%	18%	14%	15%	20%
NET likely	+52	+51	+53	+47	+58	+53	+46	+52	+57	+54	+51	+54	+43	+50	+51	+54	+52	+55	+50
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	38%	34%	41%	47%	28%	36%	36%	41%	39%	34%	39%	40%	30%	34%	32%	45%	37%	34%	41%
Likely to happen	40%	43%	37%	36%	48%	36%	42%	38%	34%	46%	41%	34%	40%	39%	45%	38%	35%	48%	40%
Unlikely to happen	7%	5%	9%	6%	7%	7%	10%	8%	6%	3%	6%	10%	6%	9%	5%	6%	6%	5%	10%
Not at all likely to happen	1%	2%	1%	2%	1%	2%	2%	2%	1%	1%	1%	3%	3%	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%	1%
Not sure	13%	16%	10%	7%	16%	17%	8%	10%	20%	15%	13%	13%	18%	16%	14%	9%	20%	11%	7%
TOTAL likely	78%	77%	79%	83%	76%	73%	78%	79%	74%	80%	81%	74%	70%	73%	76%	83%	71%	82%	81%
TOTAL unlikely	8%	7%	10%	8%	8%	10%	11%	10%	7%	4%	7%	13%	8%	10%	7%	7%	7%	6%	11%
NET likely	+70	+70	+69	+75	+68	+63	+67	+69	+67	+76	+74	+62	+61	+63	+69	+76	+64	+77	+70
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	16%	16%	17%	15%	16%	18%	10%	18%	17%	21%	16%	15%	15%	11%	19%	20%	17%	17%	15%
Likely to happen	47%	47%	48%	44%	54%	43%	46%	47%	48%	48%	48%	47%	36%	47%	47%	48%	44%	45%	52%
Unlikely to happen	13%	13%	13%	18%	9%	12%	22%	13%	7%	8%	14%	13%	12%	15%	10%	13%	11%	16%	13%
Not at all likely to happen	4%	3%	5%	4%	3%	7%	5%	6%	4%	2%	3%	9%	6%	5%	3%	4%	4%	2%	7%
Not sure	18%	21%	15%	17%	18%	19%	15%	16%	24%	20%	18%	16%	27%	22%	18%	15%	23%	20%	13%
TOTAL likely	63%	62%	65%	59%	70%	62%	56%	65%	65%	70%	65%	62%	51%	57%	66%	67%	61%	62%	67%
TOTAL unlikely	17%	16%	18%	22%	12%	19%	27%	18%	12%	10%	17%	22%	18%	20%	13%	17%	15%	17%	20%
NET likely	+46	+46	+46	+37	+58	+43	+29	+47	+53	+60	+48	+40	+33	+37	+53	+51	+46	+45	+48
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377
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	22%	21%	23%	23%	19%	26%	21%	27%	24%	17%	19%	36%	20%	26%	24%	18%	25%	18%	22%
Likely to happen	45%	47%	43%	48%	46%	42%	46%	46%	38%	50%	47%	36%	44%	41%	45%	50%	41%	53%	43%
Unlikely to happen	9%	6%	12%	10%	10%	7%	12%	9%	9%	4%	9%	4%	9%	8%	7%	11%	7%	8%	12%
Not at all likely to happen	2%	3%	1%	2%	3%	3%	3%	2%	3%	2%	2%	3%	4%	3%	2%	2%	1%	1%	5%
Not sure	20%	21%	19%	16%	22%	22%	15%	15%	25%	26%	22%	21%	19%	22%	19%	18%	24%	19%	17%
TOTAL likely	68%	68%	67%	70%	65%	68%	67%	73%	62%	67%	66%	72%	64%	67%	68%	68%	66%	72%	66%
TOTAL unlikely	11%	10%	13%	12%	12%	10%	15%	11%	13%	6%	11%	7%	13%	11%	9%	13%	8%	8%	17%
NET likely	+56	+59	+54	+59	+53	+58	+53	+62	+49	+61	+55	+65	+51	+56	+59	+55	+58	+63	+48
Respondents	1,080	554	526	499	375	201	240	257	257	326	667	118	162	276	380	424	362	341	377