In their own words, what do Americans say about artificial intelligence?
i dont feeel we need to spend money on something that we dont need. we went how many years without it just fine. it should be used for something more important.
38 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2024-10-02
I dont know how it can turn out decently. the governent would never allow it to run society an not generate mor emoney for them. its just gona be a nother thing for the gov to exploit.
28 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2024-07-15
I think AI is often inaccurate, is bad for the environment and is being shoehorned into places it's not necessary. It's also being used to spread lies and misinformation.
45 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly disagree
on 2025-07-04
it’s stupid and useless; it just recycles actual human creativity/talent and turns it into slop. it’s not helpful, it can’t be trusted, it’s just glorified predictive text. we have so many other things and people to worry about besides thiel’s wet dream of an ai-fueled techo-feudalist society
28 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly disagree
on 2025-12-20
AI has made work easier and very efficient my only worry is that it may lead to job loss
34 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-03-21
I don't solemnly trust AI yet
59 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-11-21
i dont support unregulated development of AI. I think having an area of tech that could replace jobs and completely disrupt numerous industries needs to be checked and supervised
31 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2024-04-11
I agree with the statement above because Artificial Intelligence can make life easier by helping with tasks like researching, organizing information, and even solving problems faster. I also think it has the potential to improve healthcare, education and many other areas if used responsibly.
41 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-03-17
I think theres still such a great potential for what more we can do with AI in addition to the great advances that have already been made.
27 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-06-15
Improved machine pattern recognition technology can be useful for a lot of practical work and research applications, as well as creative purposes. But I think people calling it "intelligence" or using it as a chatbot companion are causing a lot of social harm to themselves and others, degrading their understanding of the unique value of human beings, and opening up a Pandora's box where programmers can use "AI" to socially manipulate people who falsely believe that the algorithms are "objective" rather than the product of coded human interference. Computers are a tool to supplement human productivity, and they will never have any other positive purpose (but could have lots of negative purposes).
34 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-07-31
"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
I think artificial intelligence has a lot of potential that is why I support its development.
59 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-11-08
AI is scary. It has the potential to be a great tool. It also will disrupt entire sectors of the economy.
39 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-10-17
I think that there is an eagerness for businesses to use AI to replace employees. I don't think it is the great replacement to people that some think it is. I would rather have real people doing these jobs.
40 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2024-10-16
I think that AI will have helpful uses for humanity. There is some panicking about negative aspects, but as long as we take steps to safeguard against those we should not ignore the potential positives. We can't just ignore a technology out of fear.
29 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-08-18
I think it will make us more efficient and help us do a lot of things better, but I am also very wary of the potential downsides, especially losing our identity as humans.
49 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-04-25
It has a lot of potential benefits as long as it does with the proper precaution
42 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-05-04
I support the further development of artificial intelligence because It has the potential to improve healthcare, education, and daily life.
38 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-05-27
my opinion will not make a difference on this subject
61 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-12-20
i think with the advancement of AI life will become more simple.
39 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-06-10
i feel AI has more benefits which by far outweigh the possible risks. development of AI will cause general improvements of almost all fields , which will significantly impact development significantly. many roles will be replaced by AI, but this will result to more efficiency
24 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-06-03
it improves work efficiency and effectiveness
26 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-12-03
It is a tool that, when developed, trained and used appropriately, can be very beneficial to mankind. It doesn't matter if I support further development; it will happen regardless because the potential rewards are high.
78 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-08-19
I really like ChatGPT and AI. It definitely makes life a lot easier so I would support further development of AI
DATA_EXPIRED year old DATA_EXPIRED respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-08-09
It should be developed further because AI helps use in a ton of ways from helping to solve problems and give solutions in various areas such as the medical field to providing information quickly and effortlessly.
39 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-09-22
I think there needs to be better regulations, especially in the creative field for stolen property by people trying to make quick money or save money by bypassing creatives.
28 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-05-26
So far, only destructive things have been unleashed on the public by AI - fake political statements, manipulation of elections, abuse of women and children.
59 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly disagree
on 2024-02-16
AI can be a huge asset to us that's convenient to use and access in our daily lives.
23 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-05-02
I feel like AI will take away a lot of jobs.
35 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-05-23
I think it is and will be a useful tool. I hope it is used for good and not bad as in using to fool people and scam them.
59 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-07-11
We need to be able to control and harness the emerging power of AI to make sure their are safeguards in place for safety
55 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-03-31
AI represents an important advance in computer technology.
63 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-06-21
AI will definitely make our lives easier and more efficient in the future. It will help solve issues with diseases like cancer, and other seemingly insurmountable issues.
54 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-02-03
i know the good artificial intelligence has done and i support the further development because the best is yet to come.
24 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-06-29
It has really revolutionised the world of technology. People are using it in their work areas and it is making work easy. It is really efficient, and it has made research easy.
21 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-04-01
It has the potential to do a lot of good in healthcare and education sectors. The advancements that could be made by making connections we haven't previously seen could be incredible. I fear for its overuse within the artistic sector though and fear for job displacement.
39 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-05-27
I think there are a lot of negatives, but since you can't stop progress, you might as well go along with it. And the widerspread we develop, the better we'll be able to mitigate negative effects.
40 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-06-14
I feel AI will help advance the world and make us more productive.
39 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-12-03
I really enjoy using AI. It can make a process more efficient and it helps me gain knowledge. For example, I have been using chatgpt and it has helped me immensely. I have used to it to better respond to emails and receive career advice. Also, I have noticed retail stores like Mcdonalds and Crumbl dont have cashiers anymore. You can order it online or they have a kiosk in store. I like this because I am a bit of an introvert. I selected somewhat agree rather than agree because AI can take peoples jobs as well as make errors. Also, it can impact peoples social skills.
25 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-03-14
It can be a big help if used in ways that improve lives.
68 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-05-17
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
It is helpful in many ways including handling routine tasks that are soul sucking for workers. It helps spark creativity with brainstorming. It can process huge amounts of information and come to conclusions so much faster than humans can and this will be so helpful in medical fields, research, mathematical fields, science, etc.
53 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-08-27
I think AI is going to advance regardless of what I do, so I may as well educate my self. I can use AI for a number of tasks anyway, so may as well get on board with it.
49 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-03-28
The future is NOW
58 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-02-11
I think AI is a step to make humanity and society better. Being able to stream line some work and hopefully make better overall jobs better is great.
CONSENT_REVOKED year old CONSENT_REVOKED respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-06-26
I test it often. It's a good technology
37 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-05-08
Some tasks should be automated to free up humans to do more important things
20 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-09-12
People need to remember how to communicate face to face.
49 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly disagree
on 2025-11-30
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
There are many benefits to Ai. Most common people only see its most noticeable side in chat bots but Ai is used in automating many tasks that most people wouldn’t think of as AI. An example is predictive text, it is a type of AI.
31 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-12-15
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
Well, I am worried about AI taking away jobs, and eventually (maybe) destroying humanity, but it's here to stay. We need to learn how to use it to help and not to harm. But it still worries me.
36 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-12-12
While I may be personally opposed to the changes it brings to the creative field as an artist from a moral standpoint. I know that progress will continue regardless of my feelings. I also see the potential for AI to drive significant advancements that improve people's lives. For example, autonomous vehicles could drastically reduce human-caused accidents, and robotics in medicine could enhance surgical precision and improve diagnostic accuracy, making healthcare more competent and affordable.
32 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-02-09
further development of artificial intelligence will improve data analysis and insights
49 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-08-19
Human selfishness and greed have the potential to allow AI to exploit humans in ways traditional means may not have been able to. Medical information is a primary one. The fact that AI can write and publish books on foraging wild mushrooms with no accountability is vastly concerning.
47 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2024-11-21
I think we have been using AI for a long time and naturally systems are becoming more intuitive and user friendly. I think people are scared of AI because it has become a buzzword and more accessible to the average person. However, I feel like the general public doesn't realize that it is imbedded within every piece of technology.
28 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-04-11
AI has potential to simplify and enhance various aspects of daily life. However, it needs to be deployed in an ethical manner.
49 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-07-06
artificial intelligence helps alot in different sectors
29 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-05-08
It will move humankind forward with advanced technology.
54 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-04-04
Don't get me wrong, I believe there are numerous ways in which AI could be used for good. However, I have already seen too many ways in which it has become obvious that there will always be people who will use it for negative purposes. I also see where it could easily get out of hand/control and become truly evil.
64 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-08-06
I just think it’s getting to be too much
38 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-12-26
I think that AI is going to open wait a few doors for us, and we should be willing to follow its evolution wherever it goes
37 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-02-23
I feel that humans may come to depend too much on AI. I have seen that people I know that the information they get from AI as true without verifying it.
50 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-09-06
AI can do a lot of cook things but it is also a danger to our children and elderly. Something needs to be figured out to protect them.
28 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-07-05
I don't dislike ai, it just makes me wonder if technology is only making people too lazy. There are already writing tools and glasses to tell you what things are. We don't remember phone numbers or have to know how to read a map because of our phones. So at what point are we hindering the human race by allowing technology to make our lives "simple"? It's only making us simple minded.
32 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-06-09
I think AI is very helpful, but the main reason I support FURTHER development of it is so that it doesn't get out of control or go off on its own path. It needs to be kind of "kept in line".
49 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-05-28
I think AI is a threat to the U.S. in many ways and it manipulates conversations etc.
73 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly disagree
on 2024-04-04
AI is commonly perceived by the public as a technology that will take over the world, make us lazier, or get out of control But, in reality, I think AI has the potential automate mundane tasks, identify patterns that have human error, and produce outcomes that are typically difficult for humans. The potential for these benefits out weigh the costs of AI which I believe are not as severe as the public commonly believes.
30 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-12-19
Artificial intelligence is a tool, no more no less. As any new technology, it will have bad applications, but the upside far surasses any risk that it may bring.
52 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-07-13
AI is the future and I think we need to develop it for the good otherwise it will be abused and used negatively.
54 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-10-12
I disagree because I think we have done enough research and development on it. I think it's harming people in the workplace instead of doing good. I may be more traditional and old school but I enjoyed the way things were and with these advancements it feels intrusive.
32 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-09-29
I think AI can do great things for the world and humanity, we just have to make sure we don't let it get out of hand. Caution is important.
32 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-06-26
AI is nothing but liberal propaganda. That would need to change first
45 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2024-09-25
Supporting AI development can drive innovation, solve complex problems, and boost economic growth.It helps to make life easy and is of immense benefit to decison making.
24 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-11-24
I believe AI development should be paused either temporarily or permanently. AI is drastically reducing humans thinking, although AI makes every task easier but i believe it fair to pause further development
42 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-01-24
With continuous development of AI more operations are being automated which is a very good thing to have within our society
45 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-02-14
While I think that AI improves some aspects of our daily lives I still think that it can be harmful as well.
71 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-11-11
I don't trust artificial intelligence.
42 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-02-06
In our current society which is growing economically and technologically, the development of AI will help in solving complex tasks.
33 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-05-13
I prefer to do my research the way I want to do it. You might as well change Google's name to AI. Who monitors and establishes the ethics of AI? I do not believe that even AI can truthfully answer that.
68 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2024-11-17
AI has the potential to advance science, particularly medicine and that would be revolutionary. Humans can supply the information and data while AI is about to generate new ideas very quickly.
45 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-02-17
it is very useful
33 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-04-13
It would help people in society, is a technological advancement that will lead to good outcomes, and is credible.
38 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-03-15
I think there are many benefits, but there needs to be safeguards and regulations in place, as there are so many manipulative ways this can be used.
51 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-07-09
I actually work in AI. It has so much potential for good things. Right now though, it kind of sucks. It doesn't work well and there aren't enough guardrails to keep people safe.
42 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2025-03-05
I think there is room for the good it can do, but allowing humans free reign to create artificial intelligence is also a concern.
58 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-02-16
The continued development of AI has the potential to greatly benefit society, from improving healthcare and education to optimizing industries and solving complex problems
39 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-12-30
I have concerns about AI technology being developed without regulations to protect people from misinformation, fraud, etc. I believe that some uses for AI are indeed "dehumanizing" as they essentially render living people "replaceable".
34 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Disagree
on 2025-12-12
I don't know yet what my opinion on this is yet. should I be glad or scared?
35 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-02-16
We were better off in the 90s . When we were forced outside to play in dirt until the street lights came on. A.i is making us easily reliant on technology until they decide to take ot away and shut the power grid off leaving us helpless
24 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-09-07
I somewhat disagree because I think there is a lot of untapped capabilities of artificial intelligence. However, I feel as though there are a lot of extremely negative impacts.
21 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat disagree
on 2025-12-06
I think it’s an important tool but needs oversight
49 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2025-08-29
i think it is beneficial for people who are trying to learn. i think it has more capabilities than some experts have. its the future of computing
45 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-05-12
Ai has really helped in technology growth overtime and developing it more will develop technology further.
21 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2025-06-19
I think in some cases it can be helpful like when you need help with something and customer support is busy. I think it can be harmful in taking people's jobs
22 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Neither agree nor disagree
on 2024-08-01
ai is good depending on how it is used like the internet it can be a good ior bad thing
39 year old Female respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-02-16
I think it could have significant benefits, as long as it isn’t stealing jobs
37 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Strongly agree
on 2024-03-15
i think it will help humans in a lot of ways and I trust that AI will be a great tool to help humanity
34 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2024-05-17
I think that AI will help with certain areas like supply chain management and entertainment which will benefit society. However, I am worried about the safety of AI and the potential for humans to rely on AI to much.
28 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Somewhat agree
on 2024-09-11
I feel like the better AI gets the more helpful it will be.
31 year old Male respondent Support further AI development?Agree
on 2025-07-19
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)".
5329 out of 7661 chose to write something. 100 randomly selected responses are presented here. Data collection began 2024-02-16. Last updated on .