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Key Findings About How Americans View Artificial Intelligence (Pew Research Center)
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A Pew Research Center analysis summarizing survey data on American public attitudes toward artificial intelligence as of early 2024. The report covers concerns about AI's societal impact, levels of trust in AI systems, and views on government regulation, revealing widespread anxiety alongside limited understanding of AI technologies.
Key Points
- •A majority of Americans express more concern than excitement about AI in everyday life, with concern growing over recent years.
- •Most Americans are unfamiliar with key AI concepts and tools, highlighting a significant public knowledge gap.
- •Public support for government regulation of AI is strong, reflecting demand for oversight and accountability.
- •Many Americans worry about AI's effects on jobs, privacy, and the spread of misinformation.
- •Views on AI vary significantly by age, education, and political affiliation, with younger and more educated groups showing more nuanced attitudes.
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March 12, 2026
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By Michelle Faverio and Emma Kikuchi
A full-body Sharpa robot takes a photograph with a Fujifilm camera during the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 6. (Patrick Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become part of everyday life for many Americans – at work , at school , in health care and beyond. As AI spreads, the public remains cautious, but somewhat open to its potential benefits.
Drawing on five years of Pew Research Center surveys, here are 13 findings about how Americans use and view AI, and where they see promise and risk.
About this research
This Pew Research Center analysis summarizes key facts about U.S. adult and teen views and experiences with artificial intelligence (AI).
Why did we do this?
Pew Research Center does research to inform the public, journalists and decision-makers. Tracking the rise of AI and understanding people’s experiences with it are key priorities for us.
Learn more about Pew Research Center .
How did we do this?
For this analysis, we used data from recent Center surveys. For more information about these surveys and their methodologies, click the links in the text.
Americans continue to be wary of AI’s impact on daily life. Half of U.S. adults say the increased use of AI in daily life makes them feel more concerned than excited, according to a June 2025 survey . Just 10% say they are more excited than concerned. Another 38% say they are equally concerned and excited.
More Americans are concerned today than they were when we first asked this question in 2021. Back then, 37% said they were more concerned than excited.
In contrast, concern is lower in many of the 24 other countries we’ve polled about AI.
U.S. adults are generally concerned about AI’s effect on creativity and relationships but are more open to using it for data analysis. About half of Americans said in the June survey that AI will worsen people’s ability to think creatively and form meaningful relationships with others. Far fewer said AI will make these things better.
However, Americans tend to be more open to AI playing a role in data analysis tasks such as forecasting the weather.
Americans are more optimistic about AI in medical care but pessimistic about its impact on education and jobs.
Americans were more likely to say AI will have a positive (44%) than negative (19%) impact on med
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