September 10–14, 2026

Results of an Americans on AI survey of 1,083 adults, fielded September 10–14, 2026, by NORC at the University of Chicago on the AmeriSpeak probability-based panel: 95% online and 5% 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	48%	50%	46%	56%	36%	53%	53%	45%	41%	51%	41%	62%	57%	53%	43%	46%	53%	48%	42%
Important but lower priority	39%	38%	40%	35%	48%	31%	34%	38%	49%	35%	46%	23%	26%	35%	42%	40%	33%	39%	44%
Not too important	9%	7%	11%	8%	11%	8%	6%	9%	9%	12%	9%	3%	13%	6%	10%	11%	9%	7%	10%
Not a priority at all	2%	2%	2%	1%	3%	2%	3%	2%	<1%	1%	1%	4%	0%	3%	1%	1%	2%	2%	2%
Not sure	2%	2%	2%	1%	2%	3%	1%	4%	1%	1%	2%	4%	1%	2%	3%	2%	2%	3%	1%
TOTAL high priority	86%	88%	85%	91%	84%	84%	87%	83%	90%	86%	87%	85%	84%	88%	85%	86%	86%	88%	86%
TOTAL lower priority	11%	9%	12%	8%	14%	10%	10%	11%	9%	13%	11%	7%	13%	9%	11%	12%	10%	9%	12%
NET priority	+76	+79	+73	+82	+70	+74	+77	+72	+81	+73	+77	+78	+71	+78	+74	+74	+75	+79	+74
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	68%	73%	63%	69%	63%	75%	71%	66%	68%	68%	70%	63%	66%	71%	65%	68%	67%	72%	66%
Important but lower priority	24%	21%	27%	25%	28%	16%	14%	28%	28%	28%	24%	21%	28%	19%	27%	27%	24%	20%	27%
Not too important	4%	2%	5%	3%	4%	3%	8%	1%	3%	2%	3%	1%	6%	4%	4%	2%	3%	3%	4%
Not a priority at all	1%	1%	2%	<1%	3%	<1%	2%	1%	<1%	2%	1%	4%	0%	2%	<1%	2%	2%	2%	<1%
Not sure	2%	1%	2%	1%	1%	5%	2%	4%	<1%	<1%	2%	7%	1%	2%	4%	1%	3%	2%	1%
TOTAL high priority	92%	95%	89%	95%	91%	91%	85%	94%	96%	96%	94%	85%	94%	90%	92%	95%	91%	92%	93%
TOTAL lower priority	5%	3%	7%	4%	7%	3%	11%	1%	3%	4%	5%	5%	6%	6%	5%	4%	5%	6%	4%
NET priority	+87	+91	+83	+91	+83	+87	+74	+92	+93	+92	+89	+79	+88	+84	+87	+91	+86	+87	+89
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	43%	47%	39%	50%	37%	42%	43%	38%	45%	48%	46%	39%	43%	48%	44%	39%	44%	46%	41%
Important but lower priority	37%	36%	37%	37%	39%	33%	34%	37%	41%	36%	34%	37%	42%	29%	39%	44%	34%	38%	39%
Not too important	13%	10%	16%	9%	16%	15%	14%	17%	10%	9%	14%	10%	11%	15%	9%	13%	13%	10%	14%
Not a priority at all	4%	3%	4%	3%	6%	1%	6%	3%	2%	3%	4%	3%	1%	6%	2%	2%	4%	4%	2%
Not sure	3%	2%	3%	1%	2%	7%	2%	4%	2%	3%	2%	11%	2%	3%	4%	2%	3%	2%	2%
TOTAL high priority	80%	84%	76%	87%	75%	76%	77%	75%	86%	84%	80%	76%	84%	76%	83%	83%	78%	83%	80%
TOTAL lower priority	16%	13%	20%	12%	22%	16%	20%	20%	12%	12%	18%	13%	12%	21%	11%	15%	18%	14%	16%
NET priority	+64	+71	+57	+75	+53	+60	+57	+55	+75	+71	+62	+63	+72	+55	+71	+67	+60	+69	+64
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	36%	36%	36%	16%	60%	33%	24%	34%	43%	45%	37%	28%	38%	34%	41%	34%	38%	34%	36%
Important but lower priority	34%	35%	33%	42%	25%	34%	38%	29%	38%	32%	32%	35%	36%	36%	32%	33%	33%	36%	33%
Not too important	18%	18%	17%	28%	8%	15%	22%	21%	13%	13%	21%	13%	13%	14%	16%	22%	16%	17%	20%
Not a priority at all	8%	8%	9%	13%	3%	8%	11%	11%	4%	6%	8%	9%	9%	9%	6%	8%	8%	9%	8%
Not sure	3%	2%	3%	1%	2%	7%	3%	5%	1%	1%	2%	11%	2%	3%	4%	1%	4%	3%	2%
TOTAL high priority	70%	70%	69%	57%	85%	67%	62%	63%	81%	77%	69%	63%	74%	70%	73%	68%	71%	70%	69%
TOTAL lower priority	26%	26%	26%	41%	11%	23%	33%	32%	18%	19%	28%	23%	23%	23%	22%	31%	24%	26%	28%
NET priority	+44	+45	+43	+16	+74	+44	+29	+31	+63	+58	+41	+41	+52	+47	+51	+37	+47	+44	+41
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	70%	74%	65%	87%	52%	68%	64%	65%	72%	80%	70%	73%	72%	70%	69%	70%	71%	73%	66%
Important but lower priority	22%	20%	25%	12%	37%	17%	23%	24%	23%	18%	24%	13%	19%	20%	23%	23%	21%	19%	26%
Not too important	4%	2%	6%	<1%	7%	6%	6%	6%	4%	1%	4%	7%	4%	4%	3%	5%	3%	5%	5%
Not a priority at all	1%	<1%	1%	<1%	2%	0%	1%	1%	0%	1%	1%	0%	0%	1%	1%	<1%	1%	1%	0%
Not sure	1%	2%	1%	0%	1%	4%	2%	3%	<1%	0%	1%	5%	2%	1%	3%	<1%	2%	1%	1%
TOTAL high priority	92%	94%	90%	99%	89%	85%	87%	89%	95%	98%	94%	86%	91%	90%	93%	93%	93%	92%	91%
TOTAL lower priority	5%	3%	7%	<1%	9%	6%	7%	6%	4%	2%	5%	7%	4%	5%	4%	6%	4%	7%	5%
NET priority	+87	+91	+83	+98	+80	+79	+79	+83	+91	+96	+89	+79	+87	+85	+89	+88	+89	+85	+87
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	51%	54%	48%	43%	57%	58%	42%	49%	53%	62%	49%	53%	58%	58%	53%	43%	58%	50%	44%
Important but lower priority	38%	36%	39%	47%	32%	31%	40%	35%	42%	34%	41%	34%	32%	29%	38%	46%	31%	41%	42%
Not too important	6%	5%	7%	9%	6%	2%	8%	9%	4%	3%	7%	7%	5%	7%	4%	7%	6%	4%	8%
Not a priority at all	2%	2%	2%	1%	2%	3%	5%	2%	<1%	<1%	1%	0%	2%	3%	<1%	2%	1%	2%	3%
Not sure	2%	2%	2%	<1%	2%	3%	2%	4%	1%	1%	2%	4%	2%	2%	4%	1%	2%	3%	1%
TOTAL high priority	89%	90%	88%	90%	89%	89%	82%	85%	95%	96%	90%	87%	90%	87%	91%	89%	89%	91%	87%
TOTAL lower priority	8%	7%	9%	10%	8%	6%	14%	11%	4%	3%	8%	7%	6%	10%	4%	9%	7%	6%	12%
NET priority	+81	+83	+78	+80	+81	+83	+69	+74	+91	+92	+82	+80	+83	+77	+87	+80	+83	+85	+75
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	36%	41%	30%	61%	10%	32%	36%	31%	32%	43%	33%	37%	39%	29%	29%	46%	38%	31%	36%
Important but lower priority	32%	33%	31%	30%	29%	41%	36%	35%	31%	26%	30%	33%	36%	34%	34%	29%	29%	38%	30%
Not too important	17%	14%	19%	8%	27%	15%	17%	17%	19%	13%	17%	17%	17%	20%	19%	11%	17%	17%	16%
Not a priority at all	13%	9%	17%	1%	30%	5%	7%	12%	19%	15%	17%	4%	5%	13%	13%	13%	12%	10%	16%
Not sure	2%	2%	2%	<1%	3%	5%	2%	6%	<1%	2%	2%	8%	1%	3%	4%	1%	3%	2%	2%
TOTAL high priority	67%	73%	61%	91%	39%	73%	72%	66%	62%	69%	63%	70%	75%	63%	63%	75%	67%	69%	66%
TOTAL lower priority	29%	23%	36%	9%	57%	20%	24%	29%	38%	28%	35%	21%	23%	33%	32%	24%	29%	27%	31%
NET priority	+38	+51	+25	+82	−18	+53	+48	+37	+24	+41	+28	+50	+52	+30	+31	+51	+39	+42	+35
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399

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%	3%	6%	4%	7%	7%	3%	2%	4%	3%	4%	4%	4%	6%	6%	3%	5%
Somewhat excited	17%	10%	24%	10%	23%	18%	19%	20%	14%	14%	14%	25%	18%	17%	15%	18%	13%	18%	19%
Somewhat concerned	35%	36%	34%	39%	34%	29%	28%	37%	37%	38%	37%	26%	32%	30%	34%	40%	29%	35%	41%
Very concerned	34%	40%	28%	41%	29%	28%	32%	29%	37%	38%	36%	36%	31%	33%	37%	33%	36%	38%	29%
None of these are close to how I feel	9%	11%	7%	6%	7%	20%	12%	7%	9%	7%	9%	8%	14%	15%	10%	3%	15%	7%	5%
TOTAL excited	21%	14%	30%	13%	29%	22%	25%	26%	17%	16%	18%	28%	22%	20%	20%	24%	20%	20%	24%
TOTAL concerned	69%	76%	62%	80%	63%	57%	61%	66%	74%	76%	74%	62%	64%	63%	71%	73%	65%	72%	70%
NET concerned	+47	+62	+32	+67	+34	+35	+35	+39	+58	+60	+56	+34	+41	+42	+51	+50	+46	+52	+45
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399

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	17%	16%	19%	17%	18%	17%	27%	23%	10%	8%	15%	24%	18%	20%	12%	19%	15%	16%	21%
AI is coming into our lives whether we want it or not	68%	69%	66%	70%	69%	61%	58%	63%	77%	74%	71%	52%	69%	56%	73%	74%	65%	66%	71%
Neither of these are close to how I feel	14%	15%	13%	12%	12%	21%	13%	13%	12%	18%	14%	21%	13%	22%	14%	6%	19%	17%	6%
NET inevitable	+50	+53	+47	+53	+51	+43	+32	+40	+67	+65	+55	+28	+52	+37	+61	+56	+50	+50	+50
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399

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%	16%	24%	19%	22%	19%	28%	23%	16%	11%	19%	19%	16%	15%	12%	30%	12%	22%	27%
Starting to see	29%	29%	28%	30%	27%	30%	31%	28%	34%	23%	27%	25%	34%	26%	29%	31%	25%	28%	34%
Expect to see soon	15%	13%	18%	15%	17%	12%	12%	19%	12%	18%	15%	25%	10%	15%	13%	17%	16%	15%	14%
Don't expect to see	15%	16%	13%	16%	13%	14%	14%	11%	15%	19%	17%	8%	16%	15%	17%	12%	16%	16%	12%
Not sure	19%	23%	15%	18%	19%	21%	10%	19%	22%	29%	20%	19%	23%	24%	27%	9%	26%	20%	12%
TOTAL realized	49%	46%	52%	50%	49%	49%	59%	51%	49%	34%	46%	45%	49%	42%	41%	61%	37%	49%	61%
TOTAL not yet	30%	29%	30%	31%	30%	26%	26%	30%	27%	37%	32%	33%	26%	30%	30%	29%	33%	31%	25%
NET realized	+19	+16	+22	+19	+19	+22	+33	+21	+23	−3	+14	+12	+23	+12	+11	+32	+4	+18	+36
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	23%	24%	23%	31%	16%	22%	27%	28%	17%	20%	21%	19%	25%	18%	20%	31%	19%	25%	26%
Starting to see	26%	29%	22%	25%	30%	21%	25%	26%	28%	24%	25%	25%	30%	27%	24%	26%	22%	26%	30%
Expect to see soon	22%	19%	24%	21%	23%	21%	24%	26%	20%	16%	21%	23%	23%	24%	22%	19%	21%	24%	21%
Don't expect to see	8%	7%	11%	6%	11%	9%	7%	5%	7%	15%	11%	2%	5%	8%	9%	8%	9%	10%	7%
Not sure	19%	19%	19%	15%	20%	25%	13%	13%	28%	25%	20%	28%	15%	21%	24%	15%	26%	15%	15%
TOTAL realized	49%	53%	45%	56%	46%	42%	52%	55%	45%	43%	47%	44%	56%	45%	44%	57%	41%	51%	56%
TOTAL not yet	30%	26%	35%	28%	34%	30%	31%	31%	27%	31%	32%	25%	28%	33%	30%	28%	30%	34%	28%
NET realized	+19	+27	+10	+29	+12	+13	+20	+24	+18	+12	+15	+19	+28	+12	+14	+29	+11	+17	+28
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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%	36%	30%	36%	31%	32%	38%	34%	26%	33%	33%	24%	39%	31%	31%	36%	28%	38%	34%
Starting to see	28%	31%	24%	27%	29%	27%	24%	30%	34%	24%	28%	24%	26%	24%	31%	29%	27%	24%	31%
Expect to see soon	15%	13%	17%	18%	13%	12%	15%	15%	12%	17%	15%	14%	15%	19%	9%	15%	15%	15%	14%
Don't expect to see	8%	6%	11%	5%	14%	5%	9%	7%	8%	11%	8%	12%	6%	9%	9%	7%	9%	10%	7%
Not sure	15%	13%	17%	13%	13%	21%	11%	14%	19%	16%	15%	23%	11%	15%	18%	12%	18%	14%	13%
TOTAL realized	61%	66%	55%	62%	59%	59%	62%	63%	60%	56%	61%	47%	65%	55%	62%	65%	55%	62%	65%
TOTAL not yet	23%	19%	28%	24%	27%	17%	24%	22%	20%	27%	23%	26%	22%	28%	17%	23%	24%	25%	21%
NET realized	+37	+47	+27	+39	+32	+43	+39	+42	+40	+29	+38	+21	+43	+27	+45	+42	+31	+37	+44
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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%	59%	55%	61%	56%	53%	62%	56%	52%	57%	61%	39%	60%	49%	54%	68%	50%	65%	58%
Starting to see	24%	24%	24%	26%	27%	17%	20%	23%	32%	24%	24%	27%	22%	25%	26%	23%	23%	18%	31%
Expect to see soon	9%	8%	10%	10%	7%	9%	9%	9%	5%	10%	7%	12%	10%	12%	8%	6%	12%	8%	6%
Don't expect to see	2%	1%	3%	1%	2%	4%	3%	3%	1%	1%	2%	6%	1%	4%	1%	<1%	3%	3%	<1%
Not sure	7%	6%	8%	2%	8%	14%	4%	8%	9%	7%	6%	13%	5%	10%	9%	3%	11%	6%	4%
TOTAL realized	82%	84%	79%	87%	82%	70%	82%	79%	84%	81%	85%	65%	81%	73%	80%	90%	73%	83%	89%
TOTAL not yet	11%	9%	12%	11%	10%	13%	12%	12%	7%	12%	9%	18%	11%	16%	9%	6%	14%	11%	6%
NET realized	+71	+75	+67	+76	+73	+58	+70	+67	+78	+69	+77	+47	+70	+57	+71	+84	+59	+72	+83
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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%	5%	5%	4%	3%	4%	6%	6%	4%	9%	5%	5%	5%	4%	6%	3%	4%
Starting to see	14%	14%	13%	13%	18%	8%	15%	14%	13%	13%	13%	19%	13%	14%	14%	14%	13%	12%	16%
Expect to see soon	20%	13%	28%	22%	21%	16%	23%	22%	16%	19%	17%	24%	26%	20%	17%	22%	19%	19%	23%
Don't expect to see	33%	38%	27%	36%	31%	32%	35%	36%	31%	28%	37%	17%	32%	30%	35%	34%	27%	37%	35%
Not sure	28%	29%	25%	24%	25%	38%	21%	23%	34%	33%	28%	28%	23%	30%	27%	25%	32%	28%	23%
TOTAL realized	18%	19%	18%	18%	23%	12%	18%	17%	19%	20%	17%	27%	17%	19%	18%	18%	19%	16%	20%
TOTAL not yet	53%	51%	56%	58%	52%	47%	58%	58%	47%	47%	54%	42%	58%	50%	53%	56%	47%	56%	57%
NET realized	−35	−32	−38	−40	−29	−36	−41	−41	−28	−27	−37	−14	−40	−32	−34	−38	−27	−40	−38
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399

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	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	1%	1%	2%	3%	<1%	1%	2%	3%	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%	2%
Making it somewhat better	12%	10%	15%	8%	16%	13%	10%	14%	9%	16%	11%	26%	11%	17%	9%	10%	20%	6%	9%
Making it somewhat worse	40%	39%	42%	41%	42%	35%	37%	39%	48%	39%	44%	27%	34%	32%	41%	48%	26%	49%	48%
Making it much worse	35%	41%	29%	44%	27%	34%	36%	33%	32%	38%	34%	25%	42%	34%	36%	35%	37%	36%	32%
Having no effect	9%	7%	10%	4%	11%	13%	11%	10%	7%	6%	9%	17%	6%	12%	10%	5%	11%	7%	7%
No answer	2%	2%	2%	1%	2%	4%	5%	1%	1%	1%	1%	4%	4%	2%	3%	1%	4%	<1%	1%
TOTAL better	14%	11%	17%	10%	18%	14%	12%	17%	12%	16%	12%	28%	14%	20%	11%	11%	22%	7%	11%
TOTAL worse	75%	80%	71%	85%	69%	69%	73%	72%	80%	77%	78%	52%	76%	66%	76%	84%	63%	85%	80%
NET worse	+61	+68	+54	+75	+51	+54	+61	+56	+68	+61	+66	+24	+62	+46	+66	+73	+41	+78	+69
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	4%	3%	6%	2%	9%	2%	2%	6%	6%	5%	4%	5%	4%	6%	4%	3%	5%	4%	4%
Making it somewhat better	26%	21%	31%	26%	29%	20%	21%	24%	29%	31%	25%	27%	23%	25%	24%	28%	25%	19%	32%
Making it somewhat worse	35%	40%	31%	39%	33%	34%	38%	33%	36%	34%	34%	35%	43%	29%	37%	40%	32%	40%	35%
Making it much worse	24%	27%	20%	27%	19%	23%	26%	24%	20%	23%	27%	14%	21%	26%	24%	20%	23%	28%	20%
Having no effect	8%	7%	10%	4%	7%	18%	9%	11%	8%	6%	9%	14%	4%	11%	9%	6%	10%	8%	7%
No answer	2%	2%	2%	1%	2%	4%	5%	1%	1%	1%	1%	5%	5%	3%	3%	2%	4%	1%	1%
TOTAL better	30%	24%	37%	28%	38%	22%	23%	30%	35%	36%	29%	32%	28%	31%	28%	31%	30%	23%	36%
TOTAL worse	59%	67%	50%	66%	53%	56%	64%	57%	56%	57%	61%	49%	64%	56%	61%	61%	56%	68%	55%
NET worse	+29	+43	+13	+38	+15	+34	+41	+27	+21	+21	+31	+17	+36	+24	+34	+29	+26	+45	+18
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	4%	5%	3%	4%	3%	5%	3%	4%	3%	5%	3%	6%	7%	6%	3%	3%	5%	2%	5%
Making it somewhat better	17%	12%	23%	16%	22%	13%	14%	14%	21%	23%	17%	26%	15%	22%	14%	16%	19%	13%	19%
Making it somewhat worse	33%	32%	35%	39%	33%	24%	27%	34%	39%	33%	33%	33%	28%	25%	34%	40%	28%	37%	35%
Making it much worse	31%	37%	24%	33%	25%	34%	37%	31%	26%	27%	33%	17%	32%	31%	32%	29%	29%	35%	29%
Having no effect	12%	12%	12%	7%	14%	20%	14%	14%	9%	11%	12%	13%	12%	13%	14%	11%	13%	13%	11%
No answer	3%	3%	3%	1%	3%	5%	5%	3%	1%	2%	2%	4%	6%	4%	3%	2%	6%	1%	1%
TOTAL better	21%	17%	26%	20%	25%	18%	17%	18%	24%	27%	20%	32%	21%	27%	17%	18%	24%	15%	23%
TOTAL worse	64%	68%	59%	72%	59%	57%	64%	65%	66%	60%	66%	50%	60%	56%	66%	69%	57%	71%	64%
NET worse	+42	+51	+33	+52	+33	+39	+47	+47	+42	+33	+46	+18	+39	+29	+49	+51	+33	+56	+41
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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%	3%	5%	3%	4%	6%	3%	8%	3%	1%	3%	9%	4%	6%	2%	3%	6%	3%	3%
Making it somewhat better	24%	21%	28%	25%	28%	16%	21%	18%	32%	27%	24%	21%	21%	21%	20%	30%	20%	17%	34%
Making it somewhat worse	27%	29%	26%	30%	25%	28%	32%	24%	23%	30%	27%	32%	29%	28%	26%	28%	29%	31%	22%
Making it much worse	14%	18%	10%	15%	12%	16%	13%	17%	11%	16%	16%	9%	13%	18%	17%	9%	18%	13%	11%
Having no effect	27%	26%	29%	25%	29%	30%	27%	30%	30%	24%	29%	23%	27%	24%	31%	28%	22%	34%	28%
No answer	3%	3%	2%	2%	2%	4%	5%	3%	1%	2%	1%	6%	6%	3%	4%	1%	4%	1%	2%
TOTAL better	28%	24%	33%	29%	32%	21%	24%	26%	35%	28%	27%	30%	25%	27%	22%	34%	26%	20%	37%
TOTAL worse	42%	47%	36%	45%	36%	45%	44%	41%	34%	46%	43%	41%	42%	46%	43%	37%	48%	44%	33%
NET worse	+14	+23	+3	+16	+5	+23	+20	+15	−1	+18	+16	+11	+17	+19	+21	+3	+22	+24	−4
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399

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%	14%	9%	12%	9%	16%	15%	15%	6%	11%	11%	14%	14%	16%	13%	7%	16%	12%	7%
Somewhat too much	13%	13%	13%	11%	16%	11%	14%	11%	13%	13%	11%	21%	16%	13%	14%	12%	17%	10%	11%
About the right amount	11%	8%	15%	8%	17%	8%	10%	14%	13%	9%	10%	11%	12%	14%	11%	8%	13%	8%	12%
Somewhat too little	19%	17%	22%	19%	24%	13%	20%	18%	20%	20%	20%	12%	18%	16%	19%	22%	11%	24%	24%
Way too little	30%	33%	27%	43%	18%	28%	32%	27%	30%	32%	32%	18%	31%	25%	25%	39%	25%	33%	34%
Not sure	13%	12%	13%	6%	15%	21%	6%	15%	16%	15%	14%	20%	7%	14%	15%	10%	15%	13%	10%
TOTAL too much	25%	27%	22%	24%	25%	27%	29%	26%	19%	24%	22%	35%	30%	29%	27%	19%	33%	22%	19%
TOTAL too little	50%	50%	49%	61%	42%	41%	52%	45%	50%	52%	52%	30%	49%	42%	44%	62%	36%	57%	58%
NET too little	+25	+23	+27	+38	+16	+14	+22	+18	+31	+28	+30	−5	+19	+13	+17	+43	+4	+35	+39
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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%	17%	9%	13%	12%	14%	16%	13%	9%	13%	12%	14%	18%	15%	16%	8%	16%	14%	8%
Somewhat too much	12%	11%	12%	12%	15%	7%	12%	10%	11%	15%	11%	14%	14%	13%	11%	11%	14%	9%	12%
About the right amount	14%	8%	19%	7%	23%	12%	15%	14%	14%	11%	12%	20%	14%	16%	13%	12%	13%	14%	14%
Somewhat too little	16%	11%	20%	16%	20%	9%	16%	14%	19%	14%	17%	7%	13%	14%	13%	19%	9%	14%	24%
Way too little	33%	37%	28%	47%	17%	31%	31%	33%	33%	34%	37%	17%	30%	27%	29%	41%	28%	38%	34%
Not sure	12%	13%	10%	6%	12%	24%	6%	16%	13%	13%	11%	24%	9%	14%	15%	7%	17%	10%	8%
TOTAL too much	25%	28%	21%	24%	27%	21%	28%	22%	20%	28%	23%	28%	32%	28%	28%	19%	30%	23%	20%
TOTAL too little	48%	49%	48%	63%	38%	40%	47%	47%	52%	48%	54%	24%	42%	41%	42%	61%	37%	52%	57%
NET too little	+24	+21	+27	+38	+10	+19	+19	+25	+32	+20	+31	−4	+10	+13	+14	+41	+6	+29	+38
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	12%	15%	9%	11%	13%	14%	17%	12%	10%	9%	10%	19%	15%	17%	14%	5%	18%	13%	5%
Somewhat too much	12%	12%	13%	14%	13%	9%	12%	14%	8%	14%	11%	17%	14%	13%	13%	11%	13%	12%	11%
About the right amount	17%	12%	22%	9%	26%	16%	20%	15%	17%	15%	17%	17%	15%	18%	14%	18%	16%	12%	22%
Somewhat too little	19%	17%	21%	19%	22%	13%	15%	18%	22%	21%	22%	12%	13%	15%	21%	21%	12%	23%	23%
Way too little	26%	30%	21%	38%	13%	23%	22%	24%	27%	30%	28%	11%	27%	21%	21%	34%	24%	25%	27%
Not sure	13%	13%	13%	8%	13%	23%	11%	15%	14%	11%	12%	20%	14%	15%	16%	9%	14%	14%	10%
TOTAL too much	24%	27%	22%	25%	26%	22%	29%	26%	18%	23%	21%	36%	29%	30%	27%	17%	31%	25%	16%
TOTAL too little	44%	47%	42%	58%	35%	36%	37%	43%	49%	51%	50%	22%	40%	36%	42%	55%	36%	49%	50%
NET too little	+20	+20	+20	+33	+9	+14	+8	+17	+31	+28	+29	−13	+10	+6	+15	+38	+5	+23	+34
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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%	8%	10%	8%	13%	15%	10%	5%	9%	9%	13%	13%	12%	12%	6%	11%	13%	6%
Somewhat too much	14%	15%	12%	16%	15%	8%	15%	17%	13%	10%	14%	15%	14%	15%	14%	13%	19%	9%	13%
About the right amount	19%	13%	25%	12%	28%	16%	17%	19%	21%	18%	18%	18%	16%	18%	16%	21%	17%	16%	23%
Somewhat too little	18%	15%	21%	22%	18%	10%	16%	14%	24%	18%	20%	15%	13%	15%	19%	20%	12%	22%	21%
Way too little	17%	18%	16%	24%	9%	18%	15%	13%	16%	24%	15%	14%	22%	17%	13%	20%	16%	18%	17%
Not sure	21%	24%	18%	16%	20%	32%	20%	26%	18%	21%	23%	23%	19%	22%	24%	19%	23%	22%	19%
TOTAL too much	24%	28%	20%	26%	23%	22%	29%	27%	19%	19%	22%	28%	27%	28%	26%	19%	30%	22%	19%
TOTAL too little	35%	33%	36%	46%	27%	28%	31%	27%	40%	42%	36%	28%	36%	32%	32%	40%	28%	40%	38%
NET too little	+11	+5	+17	+20	+4	+6	+1	0	+22	+23	+13	0	+9	+4	+6	+21	−2	+18	+19
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399

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	32%	33%	30%	36%	32%	24%	29%	30%	33%	35%	32%	24%	33%	30%	38%	29%	32%	32%	31%
Likely to happen	40%	37%	43%	39%	46%	33%	30%	40%	46%	48%	41%	36%	38%	37%	37%	46%	37%	40%	44%
Unlikely to happen	13%	11%	14%	14%	10%	13%	23%	13%	6%	6%	12%	13%	14%	15%	7%	14%	9%	17%	13%
Not at all likely to happen	4%	6%	3%	4%	3%	7%	4%	3%	4%	5%	5%	4%	2%	5%	3%	4%	4%	4%	4%
Not sure	10%	11%	8%	5%	8%	19%	10%	12%	11%	6%	9%	16%	9%	11%	11%	7%	15%	8%	6%
TOTAL likely	72%	70%	74%	75%	78%	57%	59%	70%	79%	83%	74%	60%	72%	66%	75%	75%	69%	71%	75%
TOTAL unlikely	17%	17%	17%	18%	13%	20%	27%	17%	10%	11%	17%	17%	17%	20%	10%	18%	13%	21%	17%
NET likely	+55	+53	+57	+56	+64	+37	+32	+53	+68	+72	+57	+43	+55	+46	+65	+57	+56	+51	+58
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	39%	40%	37%	45%	34%	34%	38%	40%	38%	38%	41%	24%	39%	35%	35%	44%	36%	43%	38%
Likely to happen	40%	39%	41%	43%	42%	32%	30%	37%	46%	48%	42%	31%	38%	36%	44%	40%	40%	35%	44%
Unlikely to happen	7%	8%	7%	5%	9%	9%	11%	9%	6%	3%	6%	7%	11%	11%	5%	6%	7%	7%	9%
Not at all likely to happen	2%	1%	4%	2%	2%	4%	6%	<1%	1%	1%	1%	11%	1%	4%	<1%	2%	2%	5%	<1%
Not sure	10%	10%	10%	4%	12%	18%	10%	12%	9%	10%	10%	21%	9%	11%	12%	8%	13%	10%	7%
TOTAL likely	78%	79%	78%	87%	76%	66%	68%	78%	84%	86%	83%	55%	77%	71%	79%	84%	76%	78%	82%
TOTAL unlikely	10%	9%	10%	7%	11%	13%	17%	9%	7%	4%	7%	18%	12%	15%	6%	7%	9%	12%	9%
NET likely	+69	+70	+67	+81	+65	+53	+51	+69	+77	+82	+76	+37	+65	+56	+74	+77	+67	+66	+73
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	23%	22%	24%	25%	26%	15%	24%	20%	21%	27%	23%	17%	23%	25%	19%	24%	25%	21%	23%
Likely to happen	47%	41%	53%	50%	48%	38%	36%	45%	59%	49%	47%	45%	44%	39%	48%	53%	42%	44%	53%
Unlikely to happen	11%	13%	9%	9%	11%	16%	15%	12%	7%	9%	12%	8%	10%	12%	8%	11%	9%	12%	12%
Not at all likely to happen	3%	5%	2%	3%	3%	5%	6%	2%	3%	2%	3%	3%	6%	4%	4%	2%	2%	6%	2%
Not sure	14%	17%	10%	12%	11%	23%	13%	19%	10%	13%	14%	19%	15%	16%	17%	9%	18%	16%	8%
TOTAL likely	70%	63%	77%	75%	74%	53%	60%	65%	80%	76%	71%	62%	67%	64%	67%	77%	67%	66%	76%
TOTAL unlikely	14%	17%	11%	11%	14%	22%	21%	14%	10%	11%	16%	12%	16%	17%	12%	14%	12%	18%	14%
NET likely	+55	+46	+65	+63	+60	+31	+39	+51	+70	+65	+55	+51	+51	+48	+55	+63	+55	+48	+61
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399
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	20%	22%	19%	23%	20%	16%	25%	20%	15%	20%	19%	22%	23%	21%	17%	22%	21%	24%	17%
Likely to happen	51%	50%	52%	54%	54%	38%	36%	50%	62%	59%	55%	38%	45%	44%	56%	53%	48%	49%	55%
Unlikely to happen	8%	6%	11%	6%	10%	11%	15%	9%	5%	3%	9%	<1%	13%	9%	7%	9%	6%	7%	12%
Not at all likely to happen	3%	4%	2%	4%	2%	4%	4%	4%	3%	2%	3%	9%	3%	7%	1%	1%	6%	3%	1%
Not sure	15%	16%	14%	11%	13%	28%	16%	16%	15%	15%	15%	25%	15%	17%	15%	14%	17%	17%	13%
TOTAL likely	71%	72%	70%	78%	74%	54%	60%	70%	77%	80%	74%	60%	68%	65%	74%	75%	69%	73%	72%
TOTAL unlikely	12%	10%	14%	9%	12%	16%	19%	13%	8%	5%	11%	9%	15%	16%	8%	10%	11%	10%	13%
NET likely	+60	+62	+57	+68	+62	+38	+41	+57	+69	+75	+62	+51	+53	+50	+66	+65	+58	+62	+59
Respondents	1,083	558	525	529	356	193	203	274	266	340	682	122	147	235	394	454	345	339	399