August 27–31, 2026

Results of an Americans on AI survey of 2,430 adults, fielded August 27–31, 2026, by NORC at the University of Chicago on the AmeriSpeak probability-based panel: 98% online and 2% by phone.

All figures are weighted to Census benchmarks and the 2024 presidential vote. The margin of error is ±2.5 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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	49%	52%	46%	55%	41%	53%	48%	49%	52%	49%	45%	70%	50%	53%	48%	53%	48%	51%	53%	45%
Important but lower priority	38%	37%	39%	36%	45%	31%	38%	38%	37%	39%	44%	20%	32%	37%	34%	37%	43%	35%	37%	43%
Not too important	7%	5%	9%	6%	8%	6%	7%	7%	5%	7%	6%	5%	11%	5%	8%	6%	6%	7%	5%	8%
Not a priority at all	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Not sure	3%	3%	3%	1%	4%	6%	4%	3%	3%	3%	4%	2%	4%	1%	5%	3%	2%	4%	3%	2%
TOTAL high priority	87%	89%	85%	91%	86%	84%	86%	87%	90%	88%	88%	90%	82%	90%	82%	90%	91%	85%	89%	88%
TOTAL lower priority	8%	6%	10%	7%	9%	7%	9%	8%	6%	8%	7%	6%	12%	7%	10%	7%	7%	8%	6%	9%
NET priority	+79	+84	+75	+84	+77	+77	+77	+79	+83	+80	+81	+84	+71	+82	+72	+83	+84	+77	+83	+79
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	69%	73%	64%	69%	71%	64%	61%	67%	75%	73%	68%	71%	69%	68%	62%	76%	70%	65%	74%	68%
Important but lower priority	23%	18%	27%	24%	23%	20%	26%	24%	19%	22%	24%	19%	20%	22%	23%	19%	25%	23%	19%	26%
Not too important	4%	3%	4%	3%	2%	6%	7%	2%	2%	2%	3%	3%	5%	6%	6%	2%	3%	3%	3%	4%
Not a priority at all	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	<1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	<1%	1%	2%	1%	<1%
Not sure	4%	4%	3%	1%	3%	8%	4%	5%	3%	2%	3%	5%	4%	1%	6%	3%	2%	6%	3%	1%
TOTAL high priority	91%	91%	91%	94%	93%	84%	87%	90%	94%	95%	92%	90%	89%	90%	85%	95%	94%	88%	92%	93%
TOTAL lower priority	4%	4%	5%	5%	3%	6%	9%	3%	3%	2%	4%	4%	6%	8%	7%	2%	4%	5%	4%	5%
NET priority	+87	+87	+86	+89	+91	+77	+78	+87	+91	+93	+88	+87	+83	+82	+78	+92	+91	+83	+89	+89
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	36%	40%	33%	42%	34%	32%	30%	33%	40%	45%	37%	41%	37%	26%	34%	41%	36%	35%	41%	34%
Important but lower priority	42%	41%	42%	42%	44%	38%	45%	41%	39%	40%	43%	37%	38%	46%	35%	41%	48%	39%	42%	44%
Not too important	11%	9%	14%	8%	13%	14%	15%	14%	10%	6%	11%	7%	12%	14%	13%	9%	11%	10%	11%	13%
Not a priority at all	5%	4%	6%	5%	5%	6%	7%	6%	5%	2%	4%	7%	6%	8%	8%	3%	3%	6%	4%	5%
Not sure	5%	5%	5%	3%	4%	9%	4%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	8%	5%	2%	7%	3%	4%
TOTAL high priority	78%	81%	75%	83%	77%	70%	74%	74%	80%	85%	80%	77%	75%	72%	70%	81%	84%	75%	82%	78%
TOTAL lower priority	16%	13%	20%	14%	18%	19%	21%	19%	15%	8%	15%	14%	18%	22%	21%	13%	14%	17%	15%	18%
NET priority	+62	+68	+55	+70	+60	+50	+53	+54	+64	+77	+64	+63	+56	+50	+48	+68	+70	+58	+67	+60
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	33%	31%	36%	17%	57%	23%	24%	26%	36%	49%	36%	27%	28%	29%	35%	36%	30%	32%	35%	34%
Important but lower priority	35%	39%	31%	38%	32%	36%	35%	35%	38%	33%	35%	40%	34%	34%	33%	37%	37%	36%	35%	35%
Not too important	19%	19%	19%	29%	6%	22%	24%	21%	17%	12%	18%	19%	22%	20%	18%	17%	21%	18%	18%	20%
Not a priority at all	8%	7%	9%	13%	2%	9%	10%	11%	6%	4%	8%	8%	9%	11%	8%	7%	9%	7%	9%	9%
Not sure	3%	3%	4%	2%	2%	8%	5%	5%	2%	2%	3%	3%	6%	3%	5%	3%	2%	5%	3%	2%
TOTAL high priority	69%	69%	68%	55%	89%	60%	60%	61%	74%	81%	71%	68%	62%	64%	68%	73%	66%	67%	70%	69%
TOTAL lower priority	27%	26%	28%	42%	8%	31%	35%	32%	23%	16%	25%	27%	31%	31%	26%	24%	31%	26%	26%	29%
NET priority	+42	+43	+40	+13	+81	+28	+25	+29	+51	+65	+46	+40	+31	+33	+42	+49	+36	+42	+43	+40
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	68%	72%	64%	80%	58%	65%	61%	66%	75%	73%	68%	75%	66%	67%	64%	73%	70%	69%	70%	66%
Important but lower priority	22%	20%	25%	15%	32%	19%	26%	22%	19%	22%	24%	16%	22%	21%	22%	20%	24%	20%	20%	27%
Not too important	4%	4%	5%	2%	6%	8%	8%	5%	3%	2%	4%	3%	5%	5%	6%	4%	4%	4%	5%	4%
Not a priority at all	1%	1%	2%	1%	2%	1%	2%	1%	2%	<1%	1%	1%	3%	3%	2%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%
Not sure	3%	3%	3%	1%	2%	6%	2%	4%	2%	2%	3%	3%	2%	2%	5%	2%	1%	4%	3%	2%
TOTAL high priority	91%	92%	90%	95%	90%	85%	87%	88%	93%	95%	92%	91%	88%	88%	86%	93%	94%	89%	90%	93%
TOTAL lower priority	6%	5%	7%	3%	7%	8%	10%	6%	4%	2%	5%	4%	8%	8%	8%	5%	5%	6%	6%	5%
NET priority	+85	+87	+83	+92	+83	+76	+78	+82	+89	+93	+87	+87	+80	+80	+79	+88	+89	+84	+84	+87
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	53%	56%	51%	43%	65%	54%	48%	49%	58%	60%	51%	62%	54%	58%	59%	57%	45%	56%	57%	48%
Important but lower priority	33%	32%	35%	41%	27%	29%	33%	36%	34%	30%	37%	25%	28%	28%	24%	33%	42%	29%	32%	39%
Not too important	8%	7%	9%	12%	4%	6%	12%	9%	4%	6%	7%	6%	11%	9%	8%	6%	9%	8%	5%	10%
Not a priority at all	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	<1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%
Not sure	3%	3%	3%	1%	3%	7%	5%	3%	3%	2%	3%	3%	2%	1%	5%	3%	1%	4%	3%	2%
TOTAL high priority	87%	87%	86%	85%	92%	83%	80%	86%	91%	91%	87%	87%	82%	86%	84%	90%	87%	85%	89%	86%
TOTAL lower priority	9%	8%	10%	14%	4%	8%	14%	10%	5%	6%	9%	6%	13%	10%	9%	7%	11%	9%	7%	11%
NET priority	+78	+79	+76	+71	+88	+75	+66	+76	+87	+84	+79	+81	+69	+76	+74	+84	+76	+76	+83	+75
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Top priority	38%	41%	34%	63%	14%	32%	39%	35%	34%	43%	35%	43%	43%	40%	32%	36%	44%	37%	37%	39%
Important but lower priority	31%	33%	28%	26%	31%	40%	33%	34%	31%	25%	30%	36%	27%	37%	29%	31%	31%	30%	30%	31%
Not too important	15%	13%	18%	7%	26%	13%	16%	14%	16%	15%	16%	8%	16%	12%	17%	17%	11%	15%	14%	15%
Not a priority at all	12%	9%	15%	2%	25%	7%	7%	10%	15%	15%	14%	5%	10%	5%	12%	12%	11%	9%	14%	12%
Not sure	4%	4%	4%	2%	4%	8%	5%	5%	4%	2%	4%	7%	4%	3%	8%	3%	1%	7%	3%	2%
TOTAL high priority	68%	74%	63%	89%	45%	71%	71%	69%	65%	68%	65%	79%	69%	77%	62%	67%	76%	67%	68%	70%
TOTAL lower priority	27%	21%	33%	9%	50%	20%	23%	25%	31%	29%	31%	13%	26%	18%	29%	30%	22%	25%	29%	27%
NET priority	+42	+52	+30	+80	−5	+52	+49	+44	+34	+38	+34	+66	+44	+59	+33	+38	+54	+43	+39	+43
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836

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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
		Sex		Party			Age				Ethnicity				Education			Household income
Very excited	6%	3%	9%	6%	6%	6%	8%	6%	5%	5%	5%	6%	7%	10%	6%	5%	6%	6%	5%	7%
Somewhat excited	16%	15%	18%	16%	18%	14%	17%	18%	16%	12%	13%	21%	19%	26%	14%	16%	18%	14%	16%	18%
Somewhat concerned	40%	39%	41%	37%	46%	37%	38%	41%	38%	43%	41%	32%	39%	43%	40%	40%	40%	40%	38%	41%
Very concerned	30%	33%	25%	36%	23%	27%	28%	24%	34%	33%	33%	28%	24%	18%	27%	31%	31%	28%	32%	30%
None of these are close to how I feel	8%	9%	7%	5%	6%	14%	8%	9%	7%	6%	7%	13%	10%	4%	11%	8%	4%	10%	9%	4%
TOTAL excited	22%	18%	26%	22%	24%	20%	25%	24%	21%	17%	18%	27%	26%	35%	21%	21%	24%	20%	21%	25%
TOTAL concerned	69%	72%	66%	73%	69%	64%	66%	65%	71%	77%	74%	59%	63%	60%	67%	71%	71%	68%	70%	71%
NET concerned	+47	+54	+40	+51	+46	+44	+40	+41	+50	+60	+56	+32	+37	+25	+46	+50	+47	+48	+48	+46
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836

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	Asian/PI	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%	20%	16%	15%	10%	14%	18%	18%	21%	15%	16%	16%	15%	14%	17%
AI is coming into our lives whether we want it or not	68%	69%	67%	71%	72%	59%	59%	66%	73%	77%	71%	62%	65%	65%	62%	69%	73%	64%	70%	72%
Neither of these are close to how I feel	14%	15%	14%	13%	12%	21%	18%	15%	11%	12%	14%	17%	15%	9%	19%	14%	10%	19%	14%	10%
NET inevitable	+53	+55	+50	+55	+56	+43	+39	+49	+59	+67	+57	+44	+47	+45	+47	+53	+58	+49	+55	+55
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836

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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Have seen	20%	20%	19%	21%	20%	18%	25%	22%	17%	14%	18%	21%	23%	25%	15%	15%	28%	14%	20%	25%
Starting to see	27%	24%	31%	29%	29%	23%	31%	30%	26%	22%	27%	27%	27%	36%	24%	27%	31%	23%	28%	31%
Expect to see soon	15%	15%	16%	16%	14%	17%	16%	12%	17%	16%	14%	13%	20%	15%	18%	14%	13%	16%	15%	15%
Don't expect to see	14%	16%	13%	15%	14%	15%	12%	14%	14%	18%	17%	12%	10%	6%	14%	15%	14%	17%	15%	11%
Not sure	22%	23%	20%	20%	22%	24%	16%	19%	25%	29%	23%	24%	18%	14%	26%	27%	14%	28%	21%	16%
TOTAL realized	47%	45%	50%	49%	49%	41%	55%	52%	43%	36%	44%	48%	50%	61%	39%	42%	59%	37%	48%	57%
TOTAL not yet	30%	30%	29%	31%	27%	32%	27%	26%	31%	34%	31%	25%	30%	21%	33%	30%	27%	33%	30%	26%
NET realized	+17	+14	+21	+18	+22	+9	+28	+26	+12	+1	+13	+23	+20	+40	+6	+12	+32	+5	+19	+30
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Have seen	25%	26%	23%	29%	21%	24%	30%	29%	23%	15%	25%	23%	23%	30%	20%	23%	30%	23%	22%	28%
Starting to see	26%	24%	28%	29%	25%	22%	27%	27%	27%	22%	24%	32%	26%	29%	27%	23%	27%	25%	29%	25%
Expect to see soon	20%	19%	21%	19%	21%	20%	21%	17%	21%	20%	19%	17%	21%	21%	19%	20%	20%	18%	21%	21%
Don't expect to see	8%	6%	9%	6%	9%	8%	5%	7%	7%	12%	8%	6%	7%	4%	7%	10%	7%	9%	7%	7%
Not sure	21%	24%	18%	17%	24%	23%	16%	17%	22%	31%	22%	19%	21%	15%	25%	23%	15%	24%	20%	19%
TOTAL realized	51%	51%	51%	58%	45%	47%	57%	56%	50%	38%	49%	56%	49%	60%	47%	46%	58%	48%	51%	53%
TOTAL not yet	27%	25%	30%	25%	30%	28%	26%	24%	28%	31%	28%	23%	28%	25%	26%	30%	27%	26%	28%	28%
NET realized	+23	+26	+21	+33	+16	+18	+31	+32	+21	+7	+21	+32	+21	+35	+21	+16	+31	+22	+23	+25
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Have seen	32%	35%	29%	33%	33%	30%	33%	38%	34%	25%	32%	32%	34%	24%	29%	33%	35%	32%	33%	32%
Starting to see	27%	27%	28%	30%	26%	26%	29%	26%	28%	26%	29%	27%	24%	34%	27%	29%	27%	27%	29%	27%
Expect to see soon	15%	14%	15%	15%	15%	13%	14%	15%	14%	14%	13%	16%	15%	19%	15%	13%	15%	12%	15%	16%
Don't expect to see	10%	8%	12%	7%	11%	12%	9%	6%	12%	12%	11%	5%	8%	9%	9%	9%	10%	10%	9%	10%
Not sure	15%	15%	15%	14%	14%	17%	13%	13%	12%	22%	14%	18%	17%	11%	18%	14%	12%	18%	12%	14%
TOTAL realized	60%	62%	57%	63%	59%	55%	62%	64%	62%	50%	60%	59%	59%	58%	55%	62%	62%	58%	62%	59%
TOTAL not yet	24%	22%	26%	23%	26%	26%	23%	22%	25%	27%	24%	22%	23%	28%	24%	23%	25%	22%	25%	26%
NET realized	+36	+40	+31	+41	+33	+30	+39	+42	+37	+24	+36	+37	+35	+30	+31	+40	+37	+36	+38	+33
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Have seen	55%	56%	53%	59%	53%	51%	60%	55%	54%	49%	58%	46%	49%	52%	43%	56%	65%	46%	57%	62%
Starting to see	26%	26%	25%	25%	27%	24%	21%	24%	30%	28%	24%	33%	27%	25%	28%	26%	23%	28%	25%	23%
Expect to see soon	9%	8%	10%	8%	8%	11%	10%	8%	8%	9%	8%	8%	12%	12%	12%	7%	6%	10%	8%	8%
Don't expect to see	2%	2%	3%	2%	3%	3%	2%	3%	1%	3%	2%	2%	2%	2%	3%	2%	1%	4%	2%	1%
Not sure	8%	7%	8%	6%	8%	9%	7%	7%	6%	10%	7%	9%	7%	6%	12%	7%	4%	10%	7%	5%
TOTAL realized	80%	82%	78%	84%	80%	75%	81%	79%	84%	77%	82%	79%	76%	77%	71%	82%	88%	74%	82%	85%
TOTAL not yet	11%	10%	13%	10%	11%	14%	12%	11%	10%	12%	10%	10%	15%	14%	15%	10%	8%	14%	10%	9%
NET realized	+69	+73	+65	+74	+69	+61	+69	+68	+75	+65	+72	+69	+62	+64	+55	+72	+80	+60	+72	+76
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Have seen	6%	5%	6%	5%	5%	8%	8%	5%	4%	5%	4%	9%	6%	7%	8%	5%	4%	6%	6%	5%
Starting to see	12%	11%	13%	11%	13%	13%	13%	11%	11%	12%	10%	15%	15%	17%	12%	12%	12%	11%	12%	13%
Expect to see soon	18%	15%	21%	19%	21%	14%	18%	17%	17%	21%	18%	19%	19%	24%	17%	16%	21%	18%	17%	20%
Don't expect to see	34%	37%	31%	38%	33%	30%	36%	33%	38%	29%	39%	25%	30%	21%	30%	36%	37%	31%	35%	36%
Not sure	29%	30%	27%	27%	28%	32%	23%	31%	30%	32%	29%	29%	28%	27%	31%	29%	26%	31%	29%	25%
TOTAL realized	18%	16%	19%	16%	17%	22%	21%	16%	16%	17%	14%	24%	21%	24%	20%	17%	16%	18%	18%	18%
TOTAL not yet	52%	52%	53%	57%	53%	44%	55%	50%	54%	50%	56%	44%	50%	46%	47%	53%	58%	49%	52%	56%
NET realized	−35	−36	−33	−41	−36	−22	−33	−34	−39	−34	−42	−20	−29	−21	−27	−35	−42	−32	−35	−38
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836

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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Making it much better	3%	4%	3%	3%	3%	5%	7%	3%	2%	1%	2%	9%	5%	2%	6%	3%	1%	5%	2%	3%
Making it somewhat better	11%	11%	12%	9%	12%	14%	13%	13%	10%	10%	9%	17%	13%	19%	15%	13%	7%	14%	11%	9%
Making it somewhat worse	41%	40%	43%	38%	48%	37%	37%	39%	43%	47%	45%	30%	37%	44%	34%	42%	49%	36%	42%	47%
Making it much worse	32%	35%	30%	40%	26%	29%	33%	34%	34%	28%	34%	29%	32%	25%	30%	33%	34%	31%	34%	33%
Having no effect	9%	8%	10%	8%	9%	12%	8%	8%	10%	11%	9%	12%	10%	4%	12%	8%	7%	11%	10%	6%
No answer	3%	3%	2%	1%	2%	4%	3%	3%	1%	3%	2%	3%	3%	6%	4%	2%	2%	4%	1%	2%
TOTAL better	15%	14%	15%	12%	15%	19%	20%	16%	11%	11%	11%	26%	19%	21%	21%	16%	8%	18%	14%	12%
TOTAL worse	74%	75%	73%	79%	74%	66%	70%	73%	77%	76%	78%	60%	69%	69%	64%	74%	83%	66%	75%	80%
NET worse	+59	+60	+58	+66	+58	+47	+50	+57	+66	+65	+67	+34	+50	+49	+43	+59	+75	+48	+62	+68
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Making it much better	5%	4%	6%	5%	5%	5%	7%	4%	3%	5%	3%	10%	7%	9%	5%	6%	4%	5%	5%	4%
Making it somewhat better	27%	23%	31%	22%	32%	28%	23%	26%	28%	33%	27%	25%	28%	34%	25%	31%	27%	27%	26%	28%
Making it somewhat worse	34%	37%	30%	37%	34%	29%	33%	34%	35%	35%	36%	27%	32%	32%	33%	30%	38%	30%	33%	39%
Making it much worse	21%	23%	19%	26%	15%	23%	26%	23%	21%	15%	23%	21%	20%	13%	22%	21%	21%	20%	25%	20%
Having no effect	10%	9%	10%	9%	10%	11%	9%	11%	10%	9%	10%	13%	10%	7%	11%	10%	8%	12%	9%	8%
No answer	3%	3%	2%	1%	2%	4%	3%	3%	2%	3%	3%	4%	2%	5%	4%	2%	2%	5%	2%	2%
TOTAL better	32%	27%	37%	27%	37%	33%	29%	29%	32%	38%	29%	36%	35%	43%	30%	37%	31%	33%	31%	31%
TOTAL worse	55%	61%	50%	63%	50%	52%	59%	56%	56%	50%	58%	48%	53%	44%	55%	51%	59%	50%	58%	59%
NET worse	+24	+34	+13	+36	+12	+19	+29	+27	+25	+12	+29	+12	+18	+2	+26	+14	+28	+18	+26	+28
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Making it much better	4%	3%	5%	4%	5%	5%	6%	4%	4%	3%	2%	10%	7%	7%	6%	4%	3%	5%	3%	4%
Making it somewhat better	15%	13%	17%	14%	14%	16%	12%	12%	17%	19%	13%	18%	15%	25%	13%	19%	13%	17%	13%	14%
Making it somewhat worse	35%	35%	35%	35%	37%	33%	32%	37%	36%	35%	37%	31%	33%	34%	34%	32%	38%	32%	35%	39%
Making it much worse	29%	33%	25%	33%	26%	26%	33%	29%	29%	24%	31%	23%	28%	17%	27%	28%	32%	26%	32%	29%
Having no effect	14%	13%	16%	13%	15%	16%	14%	14%	13%	17%	14%	15%	16%	12%	16%	15%	12%	16%	15%	12%
No answer	2%	3%	2%	1%	2%	3%	3%	3%	2%	2%	2%	3%	2%	4%	4%	2%	2%	4%	1%	2%
TOTAL better	19%	16%	22%	18%	19%	21%	18%	16%	20%	22%	15%	27%	22%	32%	19%	23%	16%	22%	17%	18%
TOTAL worse	64%	68%	60%	68%	64%	59%	66%	66%	65%	59%	68%	54%	61%	51%	61%	60%	70%	58%	67%	69%
NET worse	+45	+51	+38	+49	+45	+38	+48	+50	+45	+37	+53	+27	+39	+19	+41	+37	+54	+36	+50	+51
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Making it much better	4%	3%	5%	3%	4%	5%	6%	3%	3%	3%	2%	6%	6%	5%	5%	3%	3%	3%	4%	5%
Making it somewhat better	24%	21%	27%	22%	28%	20%	24%	25%	23%	24%	23%	23%	26%	34%	19%	26%	27%	23%	25%	24%
Making it somewhat worse	29%	32%	25%	32%	27%	28%	28%	27%	32%	29%	31%	25%	26%	25%	28%	29%	29%	28%	30%	30%
Making it much worse	14%	15%	13%	17%	10%	17%	14%	17%	16%	11%	14%	18%	15%	12%	17%	13%	12%	14%	16%	14%
Having no effect	26%	25%	27%	24%	28%	26%	25%	24%	24%	29%	27%	25%	22%	19%	25%	26%	26%	27%	24%	27%
No answer	3%	4%	3%	2%	3%	5%	3%	4%	2%	4%	3%	4%	4%	5%	5%	2%	2%	6%	2%	2%
TOTAL better	28%	23%	32%	25%	32%	25%	30%	28%	26%	26%	25%	28%	32%	39%	24%	29%	30%	26%	29%	28%
TOTAL worse	43%	47%	39%	49%	37%	44%	42%	43%	48%	40%	44%	43%	42%	37%	46%	42%	41%	41%	45%	43%
NET worse	+16	+24	+7	+23	+5	+20	+12	+15	+22	+14	+19	+15	+10	−2	+22	+13	+11	+15	+16	+15
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836

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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Way too much	13%	15%	11%	13%	12%	15%	13%	14%	14%	11%	11%	17%	13%	15%	15%	14%	10%	15%	14%	9%
Somewhat too much	15%	14%	15%	13%	18%	14%	15%	16%	16%	12%	13%	22%	16%	19%	20%	14%	11%	15%	14%	15%
About the right amount	12%	9%	14%	10%	12%	13%	14%	13%	10%	9%	10%	12%	17%	14%	15%	11%	9%	13%	12%	10%
Somewhat too little	18%	19%	18%	18%	20%	16%	20%	15%	18%	19%	19%	14%	14%	21%	16%	17%	21%	15%	19%	20%
Way too little	26%	26%	26%	35%	19%	20%	25%	22%	28%	29%	30%	17%	20%	20%	15%	25%	37%	20%	26%	32%
Not sure	15%	16%	14%	12%	18%	17%	12%	18%	13%	18%	16%	16%	17%	8%	16%	18%	12%	20%	14%	11%
TOTAL too much	28%	29%	26%	25%	30%	29%	28%	30%	30%	23%	24%	39%	29%	33%	35%	28%	21%	30%	28%	25%
TOTAL too little	44%	44%	44%	53%	39%	37%	45%	37%	46%	48%	50%	31%	34%	42%	32%	42%	57%	35%	45%	53%
NET too little	+16	+15	+18	+28	+9	+7	+17	+8	+16	+25	+26	−8	+5	+8	−3	+15	+37	+5	+16	+28
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Way too much	14%	16%	13%	16%	13%	15%	12%	16%	16%	13%	14%	16%	15%	8%	18%	15%	10%	16%	16%	10%
Somewhat too much	12%	9%	15%	10%	14%	11%	13%	12%	11%	10%	10%	19%	12%	16%	13%	12%	9%	12%	10%	12%
About the right amount	14%	11%	16%	9%	17%	17%	15%	13%	14%	11%	12%	11%	16%	18%	17%	11%	12%	13%	15%	13%
Somewhat too little	14%	14%	15%	12%	18%	13%	15%	12%	15%	16%	15%	9%	16%	14%	11%	16%	17%	11%	14%	18%
Way too little	29%	30%	28%	43%	19%	22%	30%	27%	30%	30%	33%	22%	21%	27%	18%	26%	42%	23%	30%	36%
Not sure	16%	17%	14%	11%	18%	20%	14%	17%	13%	19%	15%	21%	18%	13%	21%	17%	9%	22%	14%	11%
TOTAL too much	26%	25%	27%	25%	27%	25%	25%	28%	28%	23%	24%	35%	27%	24%	31%	28%	19%	29%	27%	22%
TOTAL too little	43%	44%	42%	55%	37%	34%	44%	39%	45%	45%	48%	31%	37%	41%	29%	42%	59%	34%	44%	53%
NET too little	+18	+20	+15	+29	+10	+9	+19	+11	+17	+22	+24	−4	+10	+17	−3	+15	+40	+5	+17	+31
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Way too much	11%	12%	9%	10%	10%	14%	11%	12%	11%	9%	10%	15%	9%	10%	14%	11%	7%	13%	11%	8%
Somewhat too much	13%	14%	13%	12%	16%	12%	16%	13%	12%	13%	11%	20%	17%	15%	16%	14%	10%	14%	13%	13%
About the right amount	16%	13%	20%	13%	20%	15%	18%	18%	17%	12%	14%	17%	23%	19%	17%	14%	16%	15%	16%	17%
Somewhat too little	18%	18%	18%	20%	19%	15%	17%	17%	21%	19%	21%	13%	13%	16%	15%	19%	21%	15%	19%	20%
Way too little	24%	24%	24%	35%	16%	20%	25%	20%	24%	28%	27%	17%	21%	21%	18%	24%	32%	20%	26%	28%
Not sure	16%	16%	15%	11%	19%	18%	13%	18%	14%	17%	16%	16%	15%	15%	17%	17%	13%	20%	13%	13%
TOTAL too much	24%	26%	22%	21%	26%	27%	26%	24%	24%	22%	21%	35%	26%	26%	30%	25%	17%	27%	24%	21%
TOTAL too little	43%	42%	43%	54%	34%	35%	41%	38%	45%	47%	48%	30%	34%	37%	32%	43%	53%	35%	45%	48%
NET too little	+18	+16	+21	+33	+9	+9	+15	+13	+21	+26	+26	−6	+8	+11	+2	+18	+36	+9	+21	+27
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Way too much	9%	9%	8%	9%	6%	12%	10%	10%	8%	7%	7%	13%	11%	6%	11%	9%	6%	11%	9%	6%
Somewhat too much	13%	14%	12%	12%	15%	12%	12%	14%	13%	12%	12%	21%	8%	21%	14%	11%	13%	12%	13%	13%
About the right amount	22%	17%	27%	18%	26%	21%	26%	22%	20%	17%	20%	16%	27%	26%	25%	19%	20%	20%	22%	23%
Somewhat too little	16%	15%	17%	17%	17%	13%	14%	13%	18%	19%	16%	10%	18%	18%	9%	19%	20%	14%	16%	17%
Way too little	15%	15%	16%	22%	9%	13%	14%	12%	16%	19%	16%	16%	12%	10%	13%	14%	18%	13%	16%	16%
Not sure	24%	29%	20%	22%	27%	24%	21%	27%	25%	25%	27%	21%	22%	18%	24%	27%	23%	27%	22%	24%
TOTAL too much	21%	23%	20%	21%	21%	24%	22%	24%	20%	19%	19%	34%	19%	26%	25%	20%	19%	22%	22%	19%
TOTAL too little	31%	29%	33%	38%	26%	26%	28%	25%	34%	38%	33%	26%	30%	27%	23%	33%	38%	28%	32%	33%
NET too little	+10	+6	+13	+18	+5	+2	+6	+1	+13	+19	+14	−8	+11	+1	−2	+13	+19	+5	+10	+14
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836

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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Already happening	28%	26%	31%	28%	31%	25%	27%	30%	28%	29%	29%	33%	27%	26%	26%	31%	29%	29%	26%	29%
Likely to happen	41%	43%	39%	40%	44%	39%	36%	41%	44%	44%	42%	35%	40%	49%	38%	42%	43%	39%	42%	43%
Unlikely to happen	12%	12%	12%	14%	10%	12%	15%	11%	11%	10%	12%	11%	13%	10%	11%	9%	15%	9%	13%	14%
Not at all likely to happen	6%	5%	6%	6%	6%	5%	9%	5%	5%	4%	5%	6%	7%	3%	7%	7%	4%	6%	7%	4%
Not sure	11%	12%	10%	11%	9%	16%	12%	12%	11%	11%	12%	12%	11%	9%	16%	11%	8%	15%	11%	8%
TOTAL likely	69%	69%	70%	68%	75%	64%	63%	71%	72%	74%	70%	68%	67%	74%	64%	73%	72%	68%	68%	72%
TOTAL unlikely	18%	17%	18%	20%	16%	17%	24%	15%	16%	14%	17%	17%	20%	13%	18%	16%	19%	15%	20%	18%
NET likely	+52	+52	+52	+48	+59	+47	+39	+55	+56	+59	+53	+50	+47	+62	+46	+57	+53	+53	+48	+54
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Already happening	36%	33%	39%	43%	31%	32%	37%	35%	36%	34%	38%	33%	32%	26%	27%	37%	43%	30%	34%	43%
Likely to happen	43%	46%	40%	39%	51%	35%	37%	41%	44%	49%	42%	41%	42%	46%	42%	44%	42%	45%	42%	41%
Unlikely to happen	7%	6%	7%	7%	5%	9%	10%	8%	4%	4%	5%	8%	9%	11%	8%	7%	5%	6%	9%	5%
Not at all likely to happen	2%	2%	3%	1%	3%	4%	3%	2%	3%	1%	2%	2%	3%	3%	4%	1%	2%	2%	3%	2%
Not sure	11%	12%	10%	9%	9%	17%	11%	12%	11%	10%	11%	14%	12%	10%	16%	11%	6%	14%	11%	8%
TOTAL likely	78%	78%	78%	82%	82%	66%	74%	76%	80%	83%	81%	73%	73%	72%	69%	80%	85%	74%	76%	84%
TOTAL unlikely	9%	8%	10%	8%	8%	13%	13%	9%	8%	5%	7%	10%	13%	14%	12%	8%	7%	9%	12%	7%
NET likely	+69	+70	+68	+74	+74	+53	+61	+67	+72	+78	+73	+63	+61	+58	+57	+72	+79	+66	+64	+78
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Already happening	20%	19%	22%	21%	21%	18%	18%	18%	21%	25%	19%	23%	20%	25%	16%	22%	24%	19%	20%	22%
Likely to happen	47%	46%	48%	47%	49%	43%	45%	48%	44%	50%	49%	45%	43%	46%	40%	50%	51%	41%	44%	55%
Unlikely to happen	13%	12%	14%	13%	12%	14%	17%	14%	11%	8%	12%	8%	16%	14%	16%	9%	12%	12%	17%	10%
Not at all likely to happen	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%	3%	5%	3%	4%	2%	3%	4%	5%	2%	5%	3%	3%	5%	4%	2%
Not sure	15%	17%	13%	14%	14%	19%	14%	14%	20%	13%	16%	18%	14%	8%	21%	15%	10%	21%	14%	9%
TOTAL likely	67%	65%	69%	68%	70%	61%	63%	66%	66%	75%	68%	68%	63%	71%	56%	72%	75%	60%	64%	77%
TOTAL unlikely	16%	16%	17%	17%	16%	17%	22%	17%	14%	11%	15%	12%	21%	17%	22%	13%	14%	17%	21%	12%
NET likely	+51	+50	+52	+51	+55	+44	+41	+49	+51	+64	+53	+55	+43	+54	+34	+60	+61	+44	+43	+65
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836
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	Asian/PI	HS or less	Some college	BA+	<50k	50k-<100k	100k+
Already happening	21%	20%	21%	21%	20%	22%	18%	21%	24%	20%	19%	27%	23%	15%	20%	22%	20%	21%	20%	20%
Likely to happen	51%	51%	51%	56%	51%	42%	51%	50%	51%	52%	52%	45%	50%	56%	44%	53%	56%	45%	52%	57%
Unlikely to happen	8%	7%	10%	6%	10%	8%	12%	8%	6%	6%	8%	7%	7%	10%	9%	7%	8%	9%	8%	7%
Not at all likely to happen	3%	2%	3%	2%	3%	3%	4%	2%	3%	3%	2%	3%	3%	3%	4%	2%	2%	3%	4%	2%
Not sure	16%	18%	14%	14%	15%	21%	15%	17%	16%	17%	18%	15%	15%	13%	21%	15%	13%	20%	15%	14%
TOTAL likely	72%	71%	72%	77%	71%	64%	68%	71%	76%	72%	71%	72%	73%	71%	64%	75%	76%	66%	72%	77%
TOTAL unlikely	11%	9%	13%	8%	13%	12%	15%	10%	8%	9%	10%	10%	10%	13%	13%	9%	10%	12%	12%	9%
NET likely	+61	+63	+59	+69	+58	+52	+53	+61	+67	+64	+61	+62	+63	+58	+52	+65	+67	+54	+61	+68
Respondents	2,430	1,292	1,138	1,192	786	429	516	597	614	703	1,345	401	418	162	579	893	958	828	766	836