In their own words, what do Americans say about artificial intelligence?
I’m indifferent on the issue of Ai.
CONSENT_REVOKED year old CONSENT_REVOKED respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-07-06
I support the further development of artificial intelligence but only if the development includes ways that aren't as harmful to the environment around us.
25 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-08-06
AI is woven into so many things that we need to continue work to make sure it evolves safely.
53 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-09-12
I think this type of technology has the capability to do more harm than good long term.
47 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-01-08
It COULD potentially improve quality of life for millions of people. I believe, however, that it will be used to replace people. AI could very well lead to a dystopian nightmare, especially in our highly capitalistic society.
48 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-01-16
Our current administration is ready to solve all of the world problems with a machine that routinely doesn’t even know what day it is so I am absolutely terrified about the potential harm that AI can and will do in Trumps regime.
60 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-12-19
I think there is a tremendous amount of development going on right now so we may be peak AI. I would like more development in the area of privacy protection.
52 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-07-08
It can be helpful, but if it gets too involved in our day to day I fear that it will ultimately become harmful or even dangerous
43 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2024-07-19
I think that artificial intelligence has a lot of great benefits, like advancements in medical research. However, I do think that it can harm society as humans will become too reliant on AI and will stop having their own thoughts and ideas. This is why I chose somewhat agree.
25 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2026-02-22
I believe a.i. is getting more and more dangerous. I would rather not support it.
33 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2024-12-11
i think it will do more good than harm for society eventually as long as it is closely monitoed
49 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-10-02
I think AI can be very beneficial to society and do a lot of things to make life easier and analyze information. However, it also needs to be harnessed and used for good.
33 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-03-03
I believe AI is going to revolutionize every field of study and this will improve our productivity
37 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly disagree
on 2025-06-10
It’s a great tool when used properly, but it’s not being used as a tool by most people.
24 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-12-18
It’s important to the furthering of human civilization
29 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-11-04
It makes complex tasks much more simpler and easier
20 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-12-07
I believe further development of artificial intelligence has the potential to improve many aspects of life, including healthcare, education, and productivity. However, it’s important that this development is guided by ethical standards and safeguards to prevent misuse or unintended harm.
71 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-04-16
Ai has a place in the future in all aspects of living. AI can continued to be advanced to have a huge impact on technology, science and basic day to day functions. While advancing the systems, there still needs to be addiitonal research on making sure that it is advancing in the correct way, thus additional research on expanding the platform but also of controlling the platform are both needed.
55 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-05-11
because AI could be a good use in some medical ways
28 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-10-15
AI solves alot of things with little or no effort, Change is inevitable and we should always embrace it.
31 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-05-30
Because humans are wicked, vile, liars, rapists, murderers, thieves, etc. Need I go on? It's safe to say that AI can't be much worse than us (considering we understand how much a human can hurt and intentionally torture each other with these...&ahem*..."refined" torture methods).
34 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-10-21
It is very good tool for research. However the unreasonable reliance on AI could lead to huge problems if it become unavailable.
48 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-02-22
It will improve lives.
55 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-06-05
I’m a little hesitant about supporting this completely. I think there needs to be some controls on it. But overall, I think it’s helpful and should be explored further.
37 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-10-19
Because I think it'll provide a net benefit to society, given proper oversight and accountability.
43 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2026-02-14
Advancing artificial intelligence will drive innovation, solve complex global challenges, and improve quality of life through more innovative technologies and more efficient solutions.
27 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-04-10
I do not think artificial intelligence will be used as much as everyone expects. Too many people will lose their jobs and that means less tax money and less consumer spending. If people are not being used in certain industries that means universities and other training facilities would close, which would lead to the restaurants and stores around those facilities closing, which would result in massive unemployment and a massive loss in consumer spending which would mean producers and retail would see massive losses. We would be reduced to a society where everything is purchased online and produced by robots. The government would have to give out monthly credits to people for spending whether they work or not.
49 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-03-28
AI could help to solve a variety of healthcare problems. could find cures for cancer etc.
43 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-05-24
AI can help the world in many ways and should continue to be studied and improved upon. We are not at the point yet where we should stop or slow down, but we should be mindful when that time comes.
34 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-10-11
I support further development of artificial intelligence because it has the potential to improve various aspects of society, such as healthcare, education, and productivity. However, it is important to ensure ethical guidelines are followed and that the development is aligned with human well-being and fairness.
25 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-12-26
Because it should help making things easier
73 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-10-27
I feel if we are going to move forward, AI will help us in a lot of ways.
66 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-10-20
I agree to a point in how artificial intelligence is helpfiul in certain jobs. But i am not wanting it to develop further if it takes away others jobs
33 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-08-22
I think that AI is the future and it is used and will be continued to be used in our daily lives.
49 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-06-10
I somewhat agree to supporting the development of artificial intelligence because, while it is scary to imagine what the future would look like if development got out of control, I do believe that with AI, we have so much that we can discover and create.
28 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-03-07
I think it's dangerous, and may impact economy disproportionately
40 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2024-09-03
The Artificial Intelligence make works easier
38 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-07-11
I THINK THAT PEOPLE WILL START TO DEPEND ON IT IF IT GET TO POPULAR
30 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-11-18
AI is the future.
28 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-05-10
I think it is very useful and can streamline many tasks and activities such that it does more good than harm.
28 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-04-27
It has simplified how things work, it saves time. I'd like to see how far it can go really.
34 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-04-03
I think we should do further development on AI as I believe we can gain many benefits from it. I would just like to see that there is some regulations around it as well.
50 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-07-19
I think it's already happening around the world and it's important the US isn't left behind. Need to be done carefully!
74 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-03-18
I believe the benefits of artificial intelligence far outweigh the potential risks and hazards of it. I support further development, but also believe their should be careful consideration and regulation on limits and guidelines to it.
38 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-08-18
It will open incredible opportunities for development and efficiency.
27 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-06-13
I think the box of Ai as been opened and there's no real going back now. So onwards and upwards for better or worse.
21 year old Prefer not to say respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-12-09
First AI development and use is the future, it is a movment and there is now stopping it. Used properly it can benefit people business and life in general in many positive ways. AI will need regulation as it grows.
61 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-02-11
it is user friendly but it should be developed more ideas,
22 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-12-21
I somewhat support the development of artificial intelligence. It can be a powerful and useful tool, but a lot of it seems to be used in inappropriate places, as well as using unethically sourced data. I want to see it grow but not without some bad parts restrained.
23 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-03-28
I think artificial intelligence could help our society in some ways. However I do not want artificial intelligence to disrupt our economy and remove jobs.
33 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-09-07
I feel like we haven't given nations adequate time to plan how to in leverage this technology
39 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-05-25
I hope that AI can help us more than harm us. If used correctly AI can be used to benefit our lives.
53 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-03-07
It has already been developed and has been around for a very long time, it is just now being marketed and sold; obviously.
37 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-02-07
The rush to incorporate "AI" has flooded consumer products with poor, untrustworthy, biased content -- yet the novelty of the technology has convinced most people to accept it without critical thinking. It's actively causing the enshittification of human interaction. The egregious waste of energy fueling this novelty is ridiculous.
51 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-04-11
It’s useful and helps world progress to next age, but only agree if available to people instead of just elites.
26 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-04-11
I feel like support further development of AI can be an important part to advance business
26 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-06-08
I'm indifferent about weather we should further development of artificial intelligence. I feel this way because they are both positives and negatives that further development could cause.
33 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-06-04
I would agree if it was ethical and people-first. I would disagree if it was just focused on pushing the tech as far as it can go for the sake of it.
24 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2026-02-14
I think AI being used as a helpful tool or just for fun is ok but we shouldn't advance it too far to where it causes harm to us.
49 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-08-04
I feel like AI will simply everyone's life.
48 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-02-10
AI can be a good tool if used for the right reasons. It is used to advance technology, or make processes flow more easily and more quickly than it is good. However, if it is used for things that are not good and that could potentially bring harm to people or society, then it should not be further developed.
49 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-08-30
I agree because it will help us as far as rebuilding and building new things and taking us up to the highest mountain top or technology. Second I believe technology is the future to everything that we have. But in saying this technology will be our downfall because we'll become depended on it and maybe it will control everything that we say and do or control us in the future like robots and Smart homes and smart cars people will get trapped in it and it will take a mind of its own..
41 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-09-17
It will help fill in the space where it's lacking.
36 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-03-19
I think data is essential to creating modern efficiencies in society. Business will need AI to compete. On the negative side AI can be used to create terror robots and to break the trust between peoples with manipulation.
34 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-12-13
I am somewhat torn on the issue of artificial intelligence. On one hand I believe that there are numerous benefits and advantages to using and advancing AI, but on the other hand I also feel like there are considerable potential negative impacts associated with widespread use of AI.
44 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-09-15
further development of AI could enhance its capabilities and functionalities for a better experience.
50 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-06-07
It makes my life soooo much easier.
56 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-12-05
I feel AI is not well directed, not particularly moral or ethical. I find it used too often and not well researched.
26 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-12-30
I’m concerned that we become so enthralled with what we can develop and how far we can take AI that we fail to consider if we should, or not.
65 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-02-16
I support AI because it has made my life a lot easier and I have saved a lot of money. But, due to development, RAM won't be available for quiet a while which means I can't upgrade my PC.
28 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2026-02-21
It has use but is also replacing the work in certain sectors that probably shouldn't be automated excessively
41 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-01-04
As it is currently being developed, AI is stealing people's intellectual property and not paying for it. Companies are encouraging people to use it even though it frequently gives blatantly incorrect information.
22 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly disagree
on 2026-01-21
I strongly support further development of artificial intelligence because it has the potential to greatly improve healthcare, streamline complex tasks, and enhance productivity across many industries. When developed responsibly, AI can help solve pressing global challenges and improve quality of life.
59 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-05-14
I support it only if there are more guardrails for it. I think it has gotten very out of control and become not safe for the general population.
27 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-10-30
AI can be very helpful especially in the medical field.
45 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-05-08
I feel artificial intelligence is the future! I hope it will help us with things such as medical research. Maybe it can cure cancer!
47 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-02-03
AI is nice for what it does now but I don't know enough about it to support further development.
25 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-04-04
I am nervous about AI, but I do believe it could be a helpful source for info. I want people to keep their jobs, especially jobs involving the creative process. I feel like AI should not take over jobs involving acting, music, art, etc.
49 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-08-12
AI has many possible improvements for all people. In general, AI can assist in everyday organization, tasks, and leisure activities. AI assisted medical technology is especially deserving of future investment and investment because it can increase access to and improve healthcare.
57 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2026-02-01
"I support the further development of artificial intelligence because it has the potential to enhance efficiency and productivity across various industries.""AI can improve decision-making processes by analyzing vast amounts of data quickly and accurately.""Additionally, advancing AI technology can lead to innovative solutions for complex global challenges, such as healthcare and climate change."
50 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-05-21
It is advancing the technology levels. It is making life easier. It will enhance the quality of life
20 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-05-22
AI kind of scares me but is also helpful.
52 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-12-11
I think AI has been helpful in my experience and could help others. But I also see how it could be potentially harmful.
29 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-11-18
I just don't know if I can trust it.
22 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-06-14
I don't oppose or support the further development of AI because I feel there are both cons and pros to AI.
49 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-03-07
I support the continued development of artificial intelligence because it has the potential to solve complex global challenges, improve efficiency, and enhance daily life. However, this progress must be guided by ethical standards and regulatory frameworks to prevent misuse, protect privacy, and ensure fair outcomes for all.
62 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-06-06
I support the further development of artificial intelligence because it has the potential to revolutionize industries, improve efficiency, and solve complex problems, from healthcare to climate change. AI can enhance human capabilities, making life easier and more productive. Responsible AI development can lead to advancements that benefit society while addressing ethical and safety concerns.
50 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-09-22
I think AI is super helpful with efficiency. I also think there is a limit to how much AI can do. I also worry that AI will replace people's jobs.
30 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-03-14
We are in the early stages I believe of AI. We can use further advancement which will further advance the likes of the healthcare and infrastructure sectors.
33 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-03-09
I think that AI can be useful, especially when improving workplace productivity. I don't personally use it, but have seen it and can understand it's merits. However, AI is very bad for the environment, so I oppose it on a solely ecological level.
34 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2026-01-26
I have learned so much from ChatGPT. It still has some room for improvement so I would like to see those advancements. I use it for everything from sports stats and meal plans to history and current events
36 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-10-20
I think there are benefits, but also needs a lot of improvement and work.
41 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-06-19
Well, I think that the advancement can work for us. AI has been helpful in some respects, it just needs to be regulated.
36 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-09-26
I think that AI can really help my day to day productivity requirements
32 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-05-20
I think people have used AI too liberally, with the overuse causing environmental damage. Also, the lack of regulations and rules around the use of AI has led to it being used in bad faith, with some people using other's likeness without consent.
34 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-07-05
We need to achieve what we can on AI or other countries can excel on this increasing their economic and political position and undermine ours
55 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2026-01-21
in other to improve efficiency and productivity. AI can automate task, enhance workflow and enhance productivity.
32 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-07-31
AI has the potential to be used to replace work and creative outlets for humans. With some regulation, AI should continue to be worked on as there are many benefits.
28 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-08-31
I feel like Artificial Intelligence can potential replace all work. Once we replaced all works, we can start to have AI help us with pleasure. It might be tough at the start, displacing workers, but we will eventually reach a point where humanity can live without having to work.
22 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-11-08
I think it will be good for the future.
55 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-04-22
Methods, briefly
Randomly selected American adults were asked how much they agreed with the statement: I support further development of artificial intelligence. Directly after, respondents were invited to Write 1 to 3 sentences explaining why. The written response was marked "(optional)".
5651 out of 8113 chose to write something. 100 randomly selected responses are presented here. Data collection began 2024-02-16. Last updated on .