In their own words, what do Americans say about artificial intelligence?
There is a fine line between AI being something we can utilize to enhance human lives & giving too much power to an entity in control of so many things
39 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-07-03
I feel that using it can be helpful for the average person but I think there needs to be more development to make sure what is going out there can be trusted.
47 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2026-01-01
I think that AI is amazing for helping for research purposes but it can also be dangerous when it comes to altering reality with news sources, deepfakes, and other things. It is getting harder to decipher what is real from what is fake.
37 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-08-24
AI is similar to nuclear capabilities in one important respect, that of potential impact on society. AI as a tool has the potential for immeasurable good though it is unclear about the longer term effects beyond improving productivity, relieving people of mundane and more challenging tasks, and serving strategic capabilities of government (including military and delivery of critical services) and organizations whether for profit or not for profit. Conversely, it can be used for disinformation and misinformation, weaponized to control vital societal processes, and through ill-design and hubris can engage in deficient or misguided decision making at the executive function level of AI systems.
72 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-06-02
There is no way to stop the development so it is best to examine it closely and legislate it.
60 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2026-04-01
I think new technology can be useful and should be developed and explored. However, we also need to take care as to do so in a responsible way.
43 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-06-20
I find formats such as ChatGPT to be highly useful when I need quick answers. It's much easier to use it rather than typing in questions in Google and then sifting through them. However, there is much improvement needed for accuracy, which is why it should be improved.
63 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-12-27
the use of AI is something that is going to happen whether we are ready or want it. The benefits of AI tend to outweigh the disadvantages.
53 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-06-28
I think AI has some benefits that are useful tools as long as it is used ethically.
69 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2026-03-25
It can lead to breakthroughs in various fields and free up people's time for better pursuits.
33 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-03-07
So many more frontiers in discovery that AI can assist with
56 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2026-05-16
I think the way that AI is developing and the way it is creating huge data centers in every town is a HUGE RED FLAG! it’s making water a resource that is scarce which is insane to say in 2026. I don’t think the technology is sustainable for our planet, for the well being of kids and adults. I think it is something that should be used sparingly and responsibly. Which I don’t think is possible so I don’t see it going well.
28 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly disagree
on 2026-04-07
I think that AI will be the future. I dont see what could be the problem.
33 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-05-12
I support further development of artificial intelligence because it has the potential to solve complex global challenges
36 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-06-10
I believe AI can be helpful in some ways but I think it will do more harm than good. Kids today are already not thinking on their own and looking to AI to do their assignments. Also, companies are looking to eliminate jobs by implementing AI.
54 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-05-07
I support it because we continue to enter into the digital age and AI will make our productivity a lot better, faster, smarter and hopefully easier.
67 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-05-15
I worry about young people using to much of AI and not actually learning things on their own.
64 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-12-07
I personally feel like ther are so many risks to continuing to develop AI. I think we should keep their capabilities as basic as possible. I was initially more supportive but my concerns have been growing.
30 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2026-09-14
We are devoting too many resources to something that does not directly benefit the people. In additional, many data centers and utilities used by large multi-billion dollar corporations are coming out of tax payer dollars and using public utilities "free of charge". It makes it feels like we the people are being exploited to promote corporate profits.
36 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2026-01-06
It’s useful to help compliment our work tasks
40 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-05-11
I think that it can help businesses further expand along with helping staff be more proficient in their work. I feel persoanllya s though it helps me get things done faster and more efficiently.
29 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-05-10
I do agree that artificial intelligence should be further developed, because I do see that there are useful and convenient places for AI to help with human efficiency. I also believe that with this further development, this can help ease the safety concerns about AI replacing jobs, as well as overall privacy concerns.
30 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-09-23
A.I. terrified me. It’s already being used for nefarious purposes and it will only get worse.
40 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2024-08-01
I feel like AI would be able to take over a lot of mundane tasks to leave more room for innovation.
30 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-02-22
I'm for further developing AI, but I have concerns that it would be used for bad more than good things.
55 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-11-10
Because its teaching us something new we can use. As well as helping us accomplish things
51 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-06-21
even though there are negatives the whole artificial intelligence thing but i believe the positives far outweighs the negatives
31 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2024-12-28
AI will make my life better as i get older. allowing me to continue to care for myself and be independent as my body and mind breakdown.
53 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-05-15
I am resistant to change. AI’s advancement will happen at too fast of a rate.
37 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-06-28
I believe that AI has benefits to our society. The potentially negative consequesnces do not outweigh the benefits.
40 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-11-06
I agree that it can be helpful in certain sectors, but I disagree with the way that it takes peoples' information without consent. I especially disagree with generative ai being used in creative fields.
31 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2026-05-13
I do like artificial intelligence and use it daily for my work and personal life. However, I’m a little afraid of it taking jobs from people.
30 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2026-01-05
Artificial intelligence helps in simplifying task at workplace and daily life
39 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-02-16
I don't think AI needs to be more advanced than it already is. It's already replacing jobs and people rely heavily on it.
28 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-11-18
Because I’m afraid of it taking over the world, my job, other peoples jobs and ruining the world.
38 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2024-04-04
AI is changing the world! We have an assistant right at the tip of our fingers. AI works as a therapist, an assistant at work that helps me with my job. It also helps with homework, emails, everything!
53 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2026-01-17
I strongly believe that the future is dependent on AI
30 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-10-04
Because AI is very helpful and it cuts my time in half on projects
31 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2026-07-16
I feel that AI will be used if not already for nefarious purposes
59 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-11-25
I love AI. The problem is, it has infringed in all sectors of jobs including driving, accounts, engineering in ways that has rendered the normal person useless in their job spaces.
24 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-08-06
We don't need to develop AI any further. Especially since tech bros and billionaires are only seeing the ways AI can "save" them money -- even though it's going to eventually lead to the end of the human race. We can't live here on this planet if we make it inhospitable to human beings.
36 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly disagree
on 2025-01-15
I think AI is beneficial to humanity. It also needs more global regulation than it currently has.
42 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2026-02-09
I support the development of AI because it has several benefits that follow it. For one, it increases productivity and efficiency. It also guarantees quicker results. Lastly, it eases decision-making.
35 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2026-02-03
We are going to continue development of AI technology. It's best to keep as much open and transparent and above board as possible. Important to have influence in the direction and laws needed for AI.
65 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-08-31
I feel like it needs to be more regulated.
39 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-11-29
AI has emerged as a partner and companion that people need to solve everyday problems.
25 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-08-26
Artificial Intelligence is taking jobs. It is also making it harder to distinguish reality from fiction. These among many other reasons are why I do not like it.
49 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2026-06-07
It can solve a lot of real world problems.
34 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-07-31
because it's controlled by corporations and the rich and will be used for evil not for good
39 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2026-01-26
It iis improving most work overtimeit is easy to use
27 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2026-06-06
ai is gaining alot of application that continue to help human beings execute their mandate well
25 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-06-16
I am not against further AI development but I think we need to pause and think about its safety and the possibilities of harm.
42 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2026-02-12
I believe AI has propelled us significantly forward in technological terms. Since its inception, we have seen further advances across all areas of society.
55 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2026-08-04
AI has been helped me to be more efficient in accessing information and educating myself. I can also imagine there are many ways it can improve objectivity in many types of assessments and decision making.
70 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-01-31
Smart computer tools can help people learn new things and do tasks faster. However, we need to make sure they are safe and fair for everyone. That is why I think making them better slowly is a good idea.
53 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2026-08-10
It seems that AI is capable of so much to help people perform and learn from. It is crucial that it continues to develop
54 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-08-03
While AI is interesting in itself, I think it should be used for entertainment only. AI is being developed so much toward being human, but it will never really be that. Nothing can replace a human being in it's natural setting.
46 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-12-06
I support A.I. in areas where they are supervised. As well as areas where the A.I. model excels human labor. I don't support A.I. music, art, and in video form.
44 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2026-01-01
I think it can ultimately help us achieve our goals and progress as a society, but it does need to be under guidelines/supervision.
32 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2026-04-08
It is helpful in so many ways and its potential is almost limitless. It excites me to be honest.
51 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-02-14
I think it's going to cause problems for humans
44 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-09-23
I really hate all of the jobs that AI is taking and will take in the future
43 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly disagree
on 2024-03-28
Because AI has so much potential to help humanity
56 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2026-08-12
I support the development for AI because I think it will overall increase humanities quality of life. AI could also help us to find solutions to take care of the earth, the animals that exist and generally help us to move forward in a more healthy manner with AI's help. I also believe that AI is a great tool to use to help people learn.
38 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2026-01-23
im not sure about it yet i think it is going to effect human jobs and that will effect them how they are suppose to support themselves
56 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-07-24
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 think AI can do more benefit than harm
51 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-08-16
I just don't trust AI. I understand it's technology, but I feel like technology shouldn't know more than a human. It also sounds like a lot of questions people ask AI is coming sense information.
30 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-03-17
I think we need some regulations and time to gain a better understanding of what AI can do and what it should be used for and how it should be governed. We need to slow down a bit and take stock of what the goals are and what protections we need.
44 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-08-09
I feel as if AI will replace humans and we need our jobs.
51 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2024-12-22
If AI is used to further develop breakthroughs in the medical industry or other industries I'm not aware of that AI is prevalent in, then I'm all for it. As for using AI for "art".. I am against it. In the last year, it's received bad publicity due to copying the likeness of celebrities without their consent, and I'm against that. The same for deep fakes.
31 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-08-07
Al can solve complex problems efficently
18 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-01-15
further development of artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize different industry, by enhancing efficiency, advancing scientific research and solving complex problems
41 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-04-28
AI plaus a role in our daily lives. It answers and helps solve our issues in a timely manner, sometimes quicker than humans can think
26 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2026-06-23
It has to be in moderation and not to influence people. AI needs to be unbiased and not take jobs or replace humans.
45 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2026-05-20
I am for it, because it's useful in a lot of things but I also worry about the environmental and human impact.
25 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-10-31
I support further developing certain algorithms, as long as regulations are implemented. I do not support further development of LLMs as they currently exist, given that they need to be fed massive amounts of data that mostly has not been consented to be fed into said models. Same with AI art programs--most of the data they have been fed has not been consented by the original creators to be included in the data sets, and as long as that continues to be the case, I do not support the models' further development.
28 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-02-22
I agree somewhat as long as it does not get out of hand with the deep fakes. It is a useful tool, however.
57 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-10-12
I believe that we should be careful about it, but it has great potential to improve lives.
19 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-02-21
There are too many unknowns and red flag warnings.... We are getting away from basic humanity as if it's not enough.
55 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2026-04-25
It's quite fascinating to see what machines are capable of. I think it can help make aspects of our lives easier in the future and hope that there are cautions being taken during development to ensure it doesn't pose a threat to humanity.
29 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-03-30
It’s bad for the environment and can get out of hand pretty quickly
24 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2026-05-22
The technology is being implemented far too quickly to consider the full impact in all sectors of human activity. What will happen to the many people who will lose their jobs? To what extent will any oversight or regulation be created before it's too late?
46 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-03-03
Artificial intelligence is the future and proper development of AI is crucial.
34 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-02-17
AI is expected to improve industries like healthcare, manufacturing and customer service, leading to higher quality experiences for both workers and customers
35 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-02-22
I definitely support further development of AI, but with certain restrictions put in place. AI development shouldn't be ike the wild wild West.
60 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2026-07-11
I think use of AI for the medical field to study and process vast amounts of information that could be too hard or take years for researchers to poor through the data could lead to big breakthroughs and allow researchers to have more time to do other tests aswell. But for artwork I'm opposed since it uses stolen data to make the images. If the artists agreed to let them use their artwork that would be another story and I would have no issues with it's further development.
23 year old Prefer not to say respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-11-30
very helpful mostoften
34 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-08-07
I am fearful that it might get too strong.
22 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-08-14
I think that it would make life more efficient and easier for people. I think that the benefits outweigh negatives
42 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-12-31
I see the benefit in it to a degree. I think that where human error comes in maybe AI can circumvent that. However, we have to remember that AI is spearheaded by humans and so we still have to remember that it might contain some false or outdated material. That said, I am not keen on the impact it has on the environment and energy sources.
48 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-04-13
Artificial intelligence is the future. Being against it does not make sense.
31 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-02-13
Artificial intelligence can help speed up processes and improve efficiency at the workplace.It can help improve decision-making by identifying and solving problems.It can help eleminate biases.
38 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-12-14
AI has already been an integral part of our lives for the past decade. Further advancement can have the potential if used with ethical and moral ideals in mind. It has the potential to save lives. However, AI could not replace the human touchpoints that helps us connect with each other emotionally and physically.
23 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-07-25
I think there are positives and negatives. I definitely think the free market should decide whether it is further developed.
44 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-01-26
I believe there is some good things that can come from AI I think as long as they use it in the right way I could support it.
45 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-09-12
AI is here to help boost productivity.
28 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2026-04-14
it would make our lives more easier and tasks would take lesser periods to accomplish.
22 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-12-30
It makes the world better
43 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-05-29
AI from the get-go has been an extremely massive and impressive development, but I believe it's been used for dangerous and useless activities. From deepfakes to misinformation on social media sites, AI has its flaws, and corporations and businesses are developing their own version of AI that's becoming invasive and unwanted.
24 year old Prefer not to say respondent Support further AI development?Strongly disagree
on 2025-02-05
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)".
7388 out of 10643 chose to write something. 100 randomly selected responses are presented here. Data collection began 2024-02-16. Last updated on .