September 24–28, 2026

Results of an Americans on AI survey of 2,410 adults, fielded September 24–28, 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 ±2.6 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	52%	57%	46%	59%	44%	49%	47%	55%	54%	51%	47%	64%	58%	58%	54%	56%	46%	58%	50%	46%
Important but lower priority	35%	32%	38%	33%	42%	28%	35%	34%	33%	39%	41%	20%	27%	28%	27%	33%	45%	25%	38%	43%
Not too important	7%	5%	9%	4%	9%	8%	10%	5%	6%	6%	7%	6%	6%	8%	8%	6%	7%	7%	6%	7%
Not a priority at all	2%	1%	2%	2%	2%	3%	2%	2%	2%	1%	1%	2%	3%	2%	3%	2%	<1%	3%	1%	2%
Not sure	3%	4%	3%	1%	2%	9%	5%	3%	4%	2%	3%	7%	4%	2%	6%	3%	1%	6%	3%	1%
TOTAL high priority	87%	89%	84%	92%	86%	78%	82%	89%	87%	90%	88%	84%	85%	86%	81%	88%	91%	83%	88%	90%
TOTAL lower priority	9%	6%	11%	6%	10%	11%	12%	7%	9%	7%	8%	8%	10%	10%	11%	8%	7%	10%	7%	9%
NET priority	+78	+83	+73	+86	+76	+67	+70	+82	+78	+83	+80	+77	+75	+76	+71	+81	+84	+73	+81	+81
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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	71%	73%	69%	76%	70%	63%	62%	72%	76%	75%	70%	71%	71%	77%	66%	76%	72%	69%	73%	70%
Important but lower priority	20%	19%	22%	19%	24%	18%	26%	18%	16%	20%	23%	16%	16%	14%	18%	16%	25%	16%	20%	25%
Not too important	4%	3%	4%	2%	4%	5%	6%	3%	2%	2%	3%	5%	5%	5%	5%	4%	2%	5%	3%	2%
Not a priority at all	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	2%	2%	1%	<1%	2%	1%	1%
Not sure	3%	4%	3%	1%	1%	11%	5%	4%	3%	1%	3%	5%	5%	1%	7%	3%	1%	7%	3%	<1%
TOTAL high priority	91%	92%	90%	95%	93%	81%	87%	90%	92%	95%	93%	86%	87%	91%	85%	92%	97%	85%	93%	96%
TOTAL lower priority	5%	4%	6%	3%	5%	6%	7%	5%	4%	3%	3%	6%	7%	8%	7%	5%	2%	7%	4%	3%
NET priority	+86	+88	+85	+91	+88	+75	+80	+85	+88	+93	+90	+80	+80	+84	+77	+87	+95	+78	+90	+93
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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	43%	48%	37%	49%	40%	37%	38%	39%	43%	52%	44%	41%	42%	42%	42%	43%	43%	42%	43%	43%
Important but lower priority	38%	36%	39%	39%	40%	30%	37%	40%	38%	36%	39%	37%	32%	45%	31%	37%	44%	33%	38%	42%
Not too important	11%	8%	14%	7%	13%	15%	14%	10%	10%	9%	11%	9%	11%	9%	13%	12%	8%	10%	11%	11%
Not a priority at all	3%	3%	4%	3%	4%	4%	5%	4%	4%	2%	3%	4%	6%	1%	4%	4%	3%	6%	3%	2%
Not sure	4%	4%	4%	1%	3%	12%	6%	6%	3%	2%	3%	7%	8%	1%	8%	4%	1%	8%	3%	2%
TOTAL high priority	81%	84%	77%	88%	80%	67%	75%	79%	82%	87%	83%	78%	74%	87%	74%	80%	88%	75%	81%	86%
TOTAL lower priority	14%	11%	18%	10%	17%	19%	18%	14%	14%	10%	13%	13%	17%	10%	16%	16%	11%	16%	14%	12%
NET priority	+66	+74	+59	+79	+63	+49	+57	+66	+68	+77	+70	+64	+57	+77	+57	+64	+77	+60	+67	+73
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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	39%	40%	37%	23%	61%	34%	27%	32%	45%	53%	42%	26%	40%	28%	41%	43%	33%	39%	43%	34%
Important but lower priority	35%	34%	36%	41%	28%	32%	35%	37%	34%	32%	35%	34%	27%	47%	29%	31%	43%	30%	33%	41%
Not too important	15%	15%	15%	21%	7%	15%	20%	16%	13%	10%	13%	22%	17%	17%	14%	17%	15%	15%	15%	15%
Not a priority at all	7%	6%	9%	12%	2%	6%	11%	9%	4%	4%	6%	8%	9%	7%	8%	5%	8%	8%	6%	8%
Not sure	4%	4%	3%	2%	2%	10%	6%	4%	2%	1%	3%	7%	6%	1%	6%	3%	1%	6%	2%	2%
TOTAL high priority	73%	74%	72%	64%	89%	66%	62%	69%	79%	85%	77%	60%	68%	76%	70%	75%	75%	69%	76%	75%
TOTAL lower priority	22%	21%	24%	34%	9%	21%	30%	26%	18%	13%	19%	30%	26%	24%	22%	22%	23%	23%	21%	23%
NET priority	+51	+53	+49	+30	+80	+45	+32	+43	+61	+72	+58	+30	+42	+52	+48	+53	+53	+46	+55	+53
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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%	73%	63%	80%	59%	59%	61%	64%	76%	74%	67%	74%	69%	75%	66%	68%	71%	69%	67%	67%
Important but lower priority	22%	18%	27%	15%	31%	22%	25%	25%	17%	22%	24%	13%	20%	18%	21%	22%	24%	18%	24%	26%
Not too important	4%	3%	5%	2%	6%	4%	5%	5%	3%	2%	4%	3%	3%	5%	3%	4%	4%	4%	3%	5%
Not a priority at all	2%	1%	2%	1%	1%	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%	1%
Not sure	3%	3%	3%	<1%	1%	10%	6%	3%	2%	1%	3%	6%	4%	0%	7%	2%	<1%	6%	3%	<1%
TOTAL high priority	91%	92%	89%	96%	91%	81%	86%	89%	93%	96%	91%	87%	89%	93%	87%	90%	94%	87%	92%	93%
TOTAL lower priority	5%	4%	7%	3%	8%	6%	8%	6%	5%	3%	5%	4%	6%	6%	5%	6%	5%	5%	4%	6%
NET priority	+85	+88	+83	+93	+83	+75	+78	+82	+88	+94	+86	+83	+84	+87	+82	+84	+89	+82	+87	+87
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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	52%	57%	47%	41%	67%	51%	41%	48%	56%	68%	50%	58%	56%	51%	56%	61%	43%	56%	52%	48%
Important but lower priority	34%	31%	37%	44%	27%	28%	40%	35%	33%	27%	37%	26%	28%	36%	27%	30%	44%	27%	37%	40%
Not too important	7%	6%	8%	10%	3%	8%	10%	8%	5%	4%	7%	8%	8%	7%	6%	5%	10%	6%	7%	8%
Not a priority at all	3%	2%	4%	4%	1%	3%	4%	4%	3%	<1%	3%	1%	4%	3%	4%	2%	2%	4%	1%	3%
Not sure	3%	3%	3%	1%	2%	9%	4%	4%	2%	1%	2%	5%	5%	<1%	6%	2%	<1%	6%	2%	<1%
TOTAL high priority	86%	89%	84%	85%	93%	79%	81%	83%	88%	94%	88%	84%	83%	88%	83%	91%	87%	83%	89%	88%
TOTAL lower priority	10%	7%	13%	14%	4%	10%	14%	11%	8%	5%	10%	9%	11%	10%	10%	7%	12%	10%	8%	11%
NET priority	+77	+81	+72	+71	+89	+69	+67	+72	+80	+90	+78	+75	+72	+78	+74	+84	+75	+73	+81	+77
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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	36%	39%	31%	58%	12%	30%	40%	30%	33%	38%	32%	39%	41%	46%	35%	31%	39%	35%	35%	37%
Important but lower priority	32%	33%	32%	31%	32%	34%	32%	38%	28%	32%	34%	32%	26%	30%	29%	32%	35%	33%	30%	34%
Not too important	15%	14%	17%	7%	27%	13%	13%	18%	19%	12%	16%	14%	16%	11%	16%	18%	13%	14%	17%	15%
Not a priority at all	12%	8%	16%	1%	26%	9%	8%	9%	15%	16%	15%	6%	7%	11%	10%	15%	11%	10%	13%	13%
Not sure	4%	4%	3%	1%	2%	12%	6%	4%	4%	1%	2%	8%	7%	1%	7%	3%	1%	8%	3%	1%
TOTAL high priority	68%	72%	63%	89%	45%	64%	72%	68%	61%	70%	66%	71%	68%	76%	64%	63%	75%	67%	65%	71%
TOTAL lower priority	27%	22%	33%	8%	53%	22%	21%	27%	34%	28%	31%	20%	23%	22%	27%	33%	23%	24%	31%	28%
NET priority	+41	+50	+30	+81	−9	+41	+51	+41	+27	+41	+35	+52	+44	+54	+37	+30	+51	+43	+34	+43
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833

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	5%	4%	7%	5%	8%	2%	7%	5%	4%	5%	6%	3%	5%	7%	5%	4%	7%	4%	4%	8%
Somewhat excited	15%	14%	17%	13%	19%	15%	14%	17%	17%	14%	14%	17%	16%	23%	14%	18%	15%	14%	15%	17%
Somewhat concerned	38%	37%	38%	37%	40%	35%	34%	34%	42%	41%	38%	33%	39%	36%	32%	39%	43%	35%	36%	42%
Very concerned	31%	35%	27%	40%	25%	27%	32%	32%	30%	31%	35%	31%	26%	26%	34%	30%	30%	32%	36%	27%
None of these are close to how I feel	10%	10%	9%	4%	9%	20%	12%	10%	7%	9%	7%	14%	14%	8%	16%	8%	5%	14%	8%	6%
TOTAL excited	21%	17%	25%	18%	27%	17%	21%	22%	22%	19%	20%	20%	21%	30%	18%	23%	22%	18%	19%	25%
TOTAL concerned	69%	72%	65%	77%	64%	62%	67%	66%	72%	72%	72%	64%	64%	62%	66%	69%	73%	67%	72%	69%
NET concerned	+48	+55	+41	+59	+37	+45	+46	+44	+50	+53	+53	+44	+43	+32	+47	+46	+51	+49	+53	+44
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833

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	13%	14%	12%	15%	14%	8%	15%	15%	12%	10%	13%	14%	13%	11%	12%	15%	13%	13%	13%	14%
AI is coming into our lives whether we want it or not	71%	71%	72%	71%	75%	66%	63%	68%	75%	81%	74%	64%	66%	80%	64%	73%	77%	64%	75%	76%
Neither of these are close to how I feel	15%	15%	15%	13%	10%	25%	20%	16%	12%	9%	12%	21%	19%	8%	22%	12%	9%	22%	11%	9%
NET inevitable	+58	+57	+59	+56	+61	+58	+48	+53	+63	+71	+61	+49	+54	+69	+52	+58	+64	+52	+62	+62
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833

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	21%	21%	21%	22%	22%	18%	27%	24%	20%	13%	20%	20%	20%	34%	17%	17%	28%	17%	21%	27%
Starting to see	28%	25%	31%	30%	31%	21%	28%	27%	29%	28%	28%	28%	27%	28%	23%	29%	32%	24%	26%	35%
Expect to see soon	14%	13%	14%	12%	14%	16%	14%	13%	14%	13%	12%	12%	18%	17%	15%	14%	12%	13%	15%	13%
Don't expect to see	14%	15%	12%	16%	11%	14%	12%	15%	13%	15%	15%	10%	12%	9%	14%	13%	14%	16%	16%	9%
Not sure	22%	24%	21%	19%	23%	28%	18%	19%	23%	31%	23%	29%	21%	10%	29%	26%	14%	30%	22%	15%
TOTAL realized	49%	47%	52%	52%	52%	39%	55%	51%	49%	40%	49%	47%	48%	63%	40%	47%	60%	40%	47%	61%
TOTAL not yet	27%	29%	26%	28%	24%	31%	26%	28%	27%	28%	27%	22%	30%	26%	29%	27%	26%	29%	31%	22%
NET realized	+22	+18	+26	+25	+28	+8	+29	+24	+22	+12	+22	+25	+18	+36	+11	+20	+34	+11	+16	+39
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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%	27%	23%	29%	22%	22%	32%	30%	20%	16%	26%	24%	23%	33%	22%	21%	31%	22%	26%	28%
Starting to see	25%	25%	24%	26%	24%	24%	29%	26%	23%	20%	23%	25%	28%	26%	23%	23%	27%	22%	26%	27%
Expect to see soon	19%	18%	20%	18%	19%	20%	16%	18%	23%	19%	18%	16%	20%	19%	18%	22%	17%	18%	19%	20%
Don't expect to see	8%	7%	9%	7%	11%	6%	5%	6%	9%	13%	10%	4%	7%	5%	8%	10%	7%	9%	8%	7%
Not sure	23%	22%	23%	20%	23%	27%	18%	19%	24%	31%	22%	29%	22%	16%	27%	24%	17%	29%	20%	17%
TOTAL realized	50%	52%	47%	55%	46%	46%	61%	56%	43%	37%	49%	49%	51%	59%	45%	44%	58%	43%	51%	55%
TOTAL not yet	27%	25%	29%	25%	30%	26%	21%	24%	32%	32%	28%	21%	26%	24%	27%	32%	24%	27%	27%	27%
NET realized	+23	+27	+18	+30	+16	+20	+40	+31	+11	+5	+21	+28	+25	+35	+19	+12	+34	+17	+24	+28
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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	35%	39%	30%	39%	34%	28%	35%	40%	37%	26%	36%	30%	35%	30%	31%	34%	38%	34%	32%	37%
Starting to see	24%	24%	24%	24%	23%	23%	24%	23%	22%	25%	24%	22%	22%	34%	20%	26%	25%	23%	25%	23%
Expect to see soon	16%	15%	17%	15%	17%	16%	18%	16%	15%	14%	16%	16%	17%	16%	16%	17%	15%	15%	15%	17%
Don't expect to see	9%	7%	11%	8%	11%	9%	8%	6%	9%	14%	10%	8%	9%	2%	12%	7%	8%	9%	11%	8%
Not sure	16%	15%	17%	14%	15%	21%	14%	14%	17%	20%	14%	20%	16%	17%	20%	15%	12%	18%	15%	14%
TOTAL realized	58%	62%	54%	63%	57%	51%	59%	63%	59%	51%	59%	53%	57%	64%	51%	60%	63%	57%	57%	61%
TOTAL not yet	25%	22%	28%	22%	28%	26%	26%	22%	24%	28%	26%	24%	26%	18%	28%	24%	23%	24%	26%	25%
NET realized	+33	+40	+26	+40	+29	+25	+33	+41	+35	+23	+33	+28	+32	+46	+24	+36	+41	+33	+30	+36
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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%	59%	51%	63%	53%	45%	56%	57%	57%	52%	59%	43%	49%	58%	47%	54%	65%	49%	55%	63%
Starting to see	23%	22%	24%	22%	24%	23%	20%	22%	25%	26%	22%	25%	26%	23%	22%	26%	22%	22%	23%	24%
Expect to see soon	8%	7%	9%	5%	10%	11%	9%	9%	7%	7%	7%	12%	9%	9%	10%	8%	6%	10%	9%	5%
Don't expect to see	4%	4%	4%	3%	4%	5%	4%	4%	3%	4%	4%	4%	4%	2%	6%	3%	3%	4%	5%	3%
Not sure	9%	7%	10%	6%	8%	15%	10%	8%	7%	10%	7%	13%	12%	7%	14%	8%	4%	14%	7%	4%
TOTAL realized	79%	82%	75%	85%	78%	68%	76%	78%	82%	79%	82%	69%	75%	81%	70%	80%	86%	71%	78%	87%
TOTAL not yet	12%	10%	14%	9%	13%	16%	13%	13%	10%	11%	11%	15%	13%	11%	16%	11%	9%	14%	13%	8%
NET realized	+67	+72	+62	+76	+64	+53	+63	+66	+72	+67	+71	+53	+62	+70	+54	+69	+77	+58	+65	+78
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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%	6%	5%	4%	7%	7%	4%	7%	6%	5%	6%	3%	5%	7%	7%	6%	4%	6%	7%	4%
Starting to see	12%	10%	13%	10%	14%	9%	13%	10%	8%	15%	11%	14%	14%	10%	14%	10%	11%	13%	8%	13%
Expect to see soon	18%	14%	22%	18%	18%	18%	19%	18%	19%	16%	17%	19%	18%	27%	16%	20%	19%	16%	18%	20%
Don't expect to see	35%	40%	30%	43%	31%	29%	39%	39%	31%	31%	39%	26%	34%	26%	29%	34%	42%	32%	38%	37%
Not sure	29%	28%	29%	24%	30%	36%	24%	25%	35%	33%	27%	36%	28%	30%	33%	31%	23%	33%	28%	25%
TOTAL realized	17%	16%	18%	14%	21%	16%	17%	18%	13%	20%	17%	17%	20%	16%	21%	15%	14%	19%	14%	17%
TOTAL not yet	53%	55%	52%	61%	49%	47%	58%	56%	50%	47%	55%	44%	52%	53%	45%	54%	61%	47%	56%	57%
NET realized	−36	−39	−34	−46	−28	−31	−41	−39	−37	−27	−39	−27	−32	−37	−24	−38	−47	−28	−42	−40
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833

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%	3%	3%	2%	5%	1%	3%	5%	3%	1%	2%	6%	4%	3%	5%	2%	2%	4%	3%	2%
Making it somewhat better	9%	7%	11%	8%	11%	7%	7%	9%	8%	11%	7%	12%	12%	11%	10%	9%	7%	9%	7%	9%
Making it somewhat worse	42%	41%	42%	42%	44%	38%	40%	36%	42%	49%	45%	31%	37%	43%	34%	44%	48%	34%	45%	47%
Making it much worse	34%	38%	29%	40%	25%	34%	39%	36%	36%	23%	32%	34%	35%	37%	33%	32%	35%	34%	34%	33%
Having no effect	11%	9%	13%	6%	13%	17%	9%	12%	10%	14%	11%	14%	9%	6%	14%	12%	7%	15%	9%	9%
No answer	2%	2%	3%	2%	2%	4%	2%	3%	1%	3%	2%	3%	3%	1%	3%	2%	1%	3%	3%	1%
TOTAL better	12%	10%	13%	10%	16%	8%	10%	14%	10%	12%	9%	17%	16%	13%	15%	10%	9%	13%	10%	11%
TOTAL worse	75%	79%	71%	82%	69%	72%	79%	72%	78%	71%	78%	66%	72%	80%	67%	76%	83%	69%	79%	80%
NET worse	+64	+69	+58	+72	+53	+64	+68	+58	+68	+60	+69	+48	+56	+66	+52	+65	+74	+55	+69	+69
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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%	7%	4%	7%	4%	7%	5%	5%	4%	5%	7%	7%	6%	6%	5%	5%	7%	4%	5%
Making it somewhat better	25%	20%	30%	19%	35%	22%	19%	24%	24%	34%	25%	24%	23%	29%	21%	29%	26%	21%	24%	30%
Making it somewhat worse	32%	35%	28%	36%	27%	31%	32%	31%	34%	29%	31%	29%	32%	37%	28%	29%	36%	28%	33%	34%
Making it much worse	25%	29%	20%	31%	18%	23%	30%	25%	27%	17%	26%	24%	25%	17%	26%	25%	24%	28%	25%	22%
Having no effect	11%	10%	12%	7%	11%	17%	9%	12%	8%	14%	11%	12%	9%	7%	15%	10%	7%	14%	9%	8%
No answer	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	4%	2%	3%	1%	3%	2%	3%	3%	4%	3%	2%	2%	2%	4%	2%
TOTAL better	30%	24%	37%	23%	42%	26%	26%	29%	30%	37%	30%	31%	30%	35%	27%	34%	31%	27%	29%	35%
TOTAL worse	57%	64%	49%	68%	45%	53%	62%	57%	61%	46%	57%	54%	58%	54%	55%	54%	60%	56%	58%	56%
NET worse	+26	+40	+11	+45	+3	+27	+36	+28	+31	+9	+27	+22	+27	+19	+28	+20	+29	+29	+29	+21
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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	3%	3%	3%	2%	5%	2%	3%	4%	4%	1%	2%	6%	4%	5%	5%	2%	2%	4%	2%	2%
Making it somewhat better	13%	10%	16%	12%	17%	9%	10%	13%	13%	17%	12%	16%	17%	14%	14%	15%	12%	14%	12%	14%
Making it somewhat worse	34%	35%	32%	33%	35%	35%	31%	31%	36%	37%	36%	27%	28%	42%	26%	36%	40%	31%	33%	38%
Making it much worse	33%	38%	27%	40%	26%	29%	42%	33%	32%	21%	34%	33%	33%	25%	34%	29%	34%	32%	35%	32%
Having no effect	15%	11%	19%	11%	16%	21%	11%	16%	13%	20%	14%	14%	16%	10%	17%	17%	10%	16%	14%	13%
No answer	3%	3%	2%	2%	2%	4%	2%	3%	1%	4%	2%	4%	3%	4%	4%	2%	2%	3%	3%	1%
TOTAL better	16%	13%	20%	14%	22%	11%	13%	17%	17%	18%	14%	22%	21%	19%	19%	17%	14%	18%	15%	16%
TOTAL worse	66%	73%	59%	73%	60%	64%	73%	64%	69%	58%	70%	59%	60%	67%	60%	64%	74%	63%	68%	69%
NET worse	+50	+60	+39	+58	+38	+53	+60	+47	+52	+40	+56	+37	+39	+49	+41	+48	+60	+45	+53	+53
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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%	4%	3%	6%	4%	6%	3%	4%	2%	3%	7%	5%	7%	6%	4%	2%	5%	2%	4%
Making it somewhat better	20%	17%	23%	18%	26%	15%	16%	22%	18%	24%	20%	20%	21%	20%	13%	21%	25%	16%	19%	25%
Making it somewhat worse	28%	31%	25%	30%	24%	28%	29%	25%	26%	30%	27%	27%	27%	29%	27%	27%	29%	25%	31%	28%
Making it much worse	17%	19%	15%	20%	12%	20%	19%	19%	21%	11%	16%	20%	18%	16%	21%	16%	14%	22%	17%	12%
Having no effect	29%	27%	30%	27%	31%	28%	27%	29%	29%	29%	31%	23%	25%	25%	29%	29%	28%	29%	27%	29%
No answer	3%	3%	2%	2%	2%	5%	2%	3%	2%	4%	2%	3%	4%	4%	3%	3%	2%	3%	4%	2%
TOTAL better	24%	20%	28%	20%	31%	19%	23%	24%	22%	26%	23%	27%	26%	26%	19%	25%	28%	21%	22%	29%
TOTAL worse	45%	50%	40%	50%	36%	48%	48%	44%	47%	41%	44%	47%	46%	45%	48%	43%	43%	47%	48%	40%
NET worse	+21	+30	+12	+30	+5	+29	+25	+19	+25	+15	+21	+20	+20	+19	+29	+18	+15	+26	+26	+12
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833

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	12%	16%	9%	13%	10%	14%	14%	16%	9%	9%	11%	21%	14%	8%	17%	12%	8%	17%	11%	8%
Somewhat too much	11%	11%	11%	11%	12%	9%	8%	12%	12%	11%	9%	16%	12%	21%	14%	10%	9%	13%	10%	10%
About the right amount	12%	10%	15%	7%	20%	12%	14%	10%	10%	16%	13%	10%	13%	10%	12%	14%	11%	13%	11%	13%
Somewhat too little	17%	14%	21%	17%	19%	15%	17%	16%	18%	19%	19%	11%	16%	18%	11%	20%	22%	14%	17%	22%
Way too little	28%	32%	24%	40%	20%	19%	28%	27%	32%	25%	31%	21%	23%	26%	21%	25%	37%	20%	34%	32%
Not sure	18%	16%	19%	11%	17%	30%	17%	17%	17%	20%	17%	18%	20%	16%	23%	18%	12%	22%	16%	15%
TOTAL too much	23%	26%	20%	24%	23%	22%	23%	28%	22%	20%	19%	37%	26%	29%	30%	22%	17%	30%	20%	18%
TOTAL too little	45%	46%	45%	57%	39%	34%	45%	43%	50%	44%	50%	31%	39%	44%	32%	45%	59%	34%	51%	53%
NET too little	+22	+19	+25	+33	+16	+11	+22	+15	+28	+24	+31	−6	+14	+15	+2	+23	+42	+4	+30	+35
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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	13%	15%	11%	14%	11%	14%	15%	12%	13%	11%	12%	18%	16%	8%	16%	13%	10%	18%	11%	10%
Somewhat too much	10%	10%	10%	8%	12%	9%	10%	10%	9%	12%	9%	14%	9%	17%	11%	10%	9%	11%	9%	9%
About the right amount	15%	11%	20%	8%	26%	13%	13%	13%	16%	19%	16%	13%	15%	21%	15%	18%	13%	15%	14%	17%
Somewhat too little	14%	14%	15%	14%	14%	15%	12%	14%	16%	15%	16%	11%	12%	13%	11%	15%	18%	11%	16%	17%
Way too little	29%	31%	28%	46%	17%	19%	31%	31%	28%	26%	32%	22%	26%	27%	21%	27%	40%	24%	33%	32%
Not sure	16%	18%	15%	9%	18%	28%	16%	17%	16%	16%	15%	20%	20%	13%	24%	17%	9%	20%	15%	15%
TOTAL too much	23%	25%	20%	22%	24%	23%	25%	22%	22%	23%	21%	32%	25%	25%	27%	23%	19%	29%	20%	19%
TOTAL too little	44%	44%	43%	60%	31%	34%	44%	46%	45%	41%	48%	33%	38%	41%	32%	42%	57%	35%	49%	48%
NET too little	+21	+19	+23	+38	+7	+11	+19	+24	+23	+18	+27	+1	+13	+16	+5	+19	+38	+7	+29	+29
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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	10%	13%	8%	11%	8%	12%	14%	10%	9%	9%	9%	16%	12%	8%	14%	11%	6%	16%	8%	7%
Somewhat too much	12%	12%	12%	12%	12%	11%	11%	12%	12%	11%	9%	16%	16%	17%	15%	11%	10%	14%	10%	11%
About the right amount	16%	13%	19%	8%	28%	14%	14%	15%	14%	22%	17%	17%	13%	19%	16%	17%	16%	15%	15%	19%
Somewhat too little	20%	18%	22%	22%	21%	16%	20%	19%	21%	20%	22%	11%	22%	18%	14%	21%	26%	16%	22%	23%
Way too little	23%	26%	19%	35%	12%	17%	24%	22%	27%	19%	24%	18%	20%	25%	15%	24%	30%	18%	27%	26%
Not sure	17%	17%	18%	10%	18%	28%	15%	19%	15%	19%	18%	19%	17%	12%	24%	16%	11%	21%	16%	14%
TOTAL too much	22%	24%	20%	23%	21%	23%	25%	22%	21%	20%	18%	32%	28%	25%	29%	22%	16%	30%	18%	18%
TOTAL too little	43%	44%	41%	57%	32%	33%	43%	42%	48%	38%	46%	29%	41%	43%	29%	44%	56%	33%	49%	48%
NET too little	+21	+20	+21	+34	+12	+11	+18	+20	+28	+18	+28	−4	+14	+18	0	+23	+40	+4	+31	+30
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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%	10%	9%	12%	5%	13%	14%	10%	7%	6%	8%	16%	11%	6%	15%	9%	5%	14%	7%	6%
Somewhat too much	12%	13%	10%	12%	12%	10%	11%	13%	12%	10%	10%	15%	12%	16%	12%	11%	12%	12%	10%	12%
About the right amount	22%	18%	26%	16%	33%	16%	19%	19%	21%	28%	23%	18%	19%	28%	16%	24%	25%	19%	19%	27%
Somewhat too little	17%	16%	18%	17%	20%	13%	15%	16%	19%	18%	18%	13%	17%	12%	13%	19%	20%	11%	20%	21%
Way too little	14%	16%	12%	21%	8%	11%	14%	14%	16%	12%	14%	12%	13%	16%	12%	13%	17%	12%	16%	14%
Not sure	25%	26%	24%	22%	23%	35%	26%	26%	22%	26%	25%	24%	27%	20%	31%	24%	20%	29%	25%	20%
TOTAL too much	21%	23%	19%	24%	16%	23%	24%	23%	20%	17%	19%	30%	23%	23%	26%	19%	17%	27%	17%	18%
TOTAL too little	31%	31%	30%	37%	28%	24%	29%	30%	35%	29%	33%	25%	29%	28%	24%	32%	36%	23%	37%	34%
NET too little	+10	+8	+11	+14	+11	+1	+5	+7	+16	+13	+14	−5	+6	+5	−2	+13	+19	−4	+19	+16
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833

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	32%	32%	32%	36%	31%	27%	31%	36%	34%	29%	32%	33%	32%	32%	31%	32%	33%	32%	34%	31%
Likely to happen	39%	38%	40%	39%	44%	31%	32%	34%	42%	49%	41%	29%	35%	46%	33%	43%	42%	34%	40%	43%
Unlikely to happen	10%	10%	9%	10%	10%	11%	12%	12%	8%	7%	10%	12%	7%	11%	9%	8%	12%	8%	10%	11%
Not at all likely to happen	5%	5%	4%	5%	3%	6%	7%	3%	5%	2%	4%	3%	7%	2%	6%	4%	4%	6%	4%	3%
Not sure	13%	14%	12%	9%	11%	24%	17%	13%	10%	12%	11%	20%	16%	8%	19%	12%	8%	18%	10%	10%
TOTAL likely	71%	70%	72%	75%	75%	58%	62%	70%	76%	78%	73%	63%	67%	78%	64%	75%	75%	66%	74%	74%
TOTAL unlikely	15%	15%	14%	15%	13%	17%	19%	15%	14%	10%	15%	15%	14%	13%	15%	12%	16%	15%	15%	14%
NET likely	+57	+55	+59	+61	+61	+42	+43	+55	+62	+69	+58	+47	+53	+65	+50	+63	+59	+52	+59	+60
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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	42%	42%	41%	54%	35%	28%	40%	41%	46%	41%	44%	36%	36%	46%	34%	40%	50%	36%	42%	47%
Likely to happen	37%	38%	36%	33%	43%	37%	34%	34%	37%	44%	37%	37%	35%	39%	34%	41%	37%	35%	40%	37%
Unlikely to happen	5%	4%	6%	4%	5%	8%	8%	7%	3%	2%	4%	6%	7%	6%	8%	5%	3%	6%	5%	5%
Not at all likely to happen	2%	2%	2%	2%	3%	2%	2%	3%	3%	1%	2%	2%	3%	2%	3%	2%	2%	3%	3%	1%
Not sure	13%	12%	14%	7%	13%	24%	14%	13%	11%	12%	11%	17%	17%	7%	20%	11%	7%	20%	9%	9%
TOTAL likely	79%	81%	76%	87%	78%	65%	73%	75%	83%	84%	81%	73%	71%	85%	67%	81%	87%	71%	82%	84%
TOTAL unlikely	7%	6%	9%	6%	8%	10%	10%	10%	6%	3%	6%	7%	10%	8%	11%	7%	5%	8%	8%	6%
NET likely	+71	+74	+68	+81	+70	+55	+63	+65	+77	+81	+75	+66	+60	+77	+56	+75	+83	+62	+73	+78
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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%	20%	21%	20%	15%	19%	17%	20%	23%	19%	22%	18%	27%	17%	20%	21%	18%	19%	21%
Likely to happen	47%	44%	50%	48%	49%	41%	42%	43%	49%	54%	49%	38%	41%	49%	41%	48%	52%	42%	50%	49%
Unlikely to happen	11%	11%	11%	10%	11%	12%	13%	15%	10%	6%	11%	11%	12%	10%	10%	10%	12%	11%	10%	12%
Not at all likely to happen	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%	5%	5%	5%	2%	4%	4%	4%	4%	6%	4%	3%	6%	3%	3%
Not sure	17%	20%	14%	15%	14%	26%	19%	18%	16%	15%	16%	22%	23%	10%	24%	17%	11%	21%	16%	14%
TOTAL likely	66%	63%	70%	70%	69%	56%	61%	60%	69%	76%	68%	60%	59%	75%	58%	68%	73%	61%	69%	70%
TOTAL unlikely	15%	16%	15%	15%	15%	17%	18%	19%	15%	8%	15%	16%	16%	14%	16%	14%	15%	17%	13%	15%
NET likely	+51	+48	+55	+55	+54	+40	+43	+41	+54	+68	+53	+44	+43	+61	+42	+54	+58	+44	+56	+55
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833
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	19%	19%	19%	22%	17%	18%	19%	18%	22%	18%	17%	20%	22%	22%	21%	21%	16%	22%	15%	20%
Likely to happen	50%	51%	48%	54%	50%	41%	42%	50%	52%	56%	51%	46%	45%	55%	41%	50%	58%	42%	56%	53%
Unlikely to happen	9%	6%	12%	8%	8%	11%	11%	10%	8%	6%	10%	7%	6%	8%	8%	9%	8%	9%	7%	9%
Not at all likely to happen	3%	2%	4%	2%	3%	5%	4%	3%	3%	2%	3%	2%	3%	3%	4%	3%	2%	4%	3%	2%
Not sure	18%	20%	16%	13%	21%	23%	21%	17%	15%	19%	18%	21%	21%	12%	24%	16%	15%	22%	17%	16%
TOTAL likely	69%	71%	67%	76%	67%	59%	62%	68%	74%	73%	69%	66%	68%	76%	62%	71%	74%	64%	71%	72%
TOTAL unlikely	11%	8%	15%	10%	11%	16%	15%	12%	11%	7%	13%	9%	9%	11%	12%	12%	10%	13%	11%	11%
NET likely	+57	+62	+52	+66	+56	+43	+47	+56	+63	+66	+56	+57	+59	+65	+49	+59	+64	+51	+60	+61
Respondents	2,410	1,291	1,119	1,263	695	450	555	654	579	622	1,218	447	478	171	648	851	911	832	745	833