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# Survey: Only 16% of Americans Expect Positive Impact of AI on Society

Only 16% of Americans expect a positive effect from artificial intelligence on society, while about 40% believe the impact will be negative. These results were obtained by the Pew Research Center based on a survey of 5,119 adult residents of the United States.

The attitude of Americans towards the potential impact of AI on society and personal life. Source: Pew Research Skepticism about AI is also spreading to government institutions. 67% of respondents do not believe that U.S. authorities will be able to effectively regulate this area. Another 59% do not trust companies involved in AI development. Nearly two-thirds of respondents believe that AI is developing too quickly.

The most skeptical about artificial intelligence are U.S. citizens under 30 who vote for Democrats. Only 14% of respondents in this category expect a positive impact of the technology on society.

Correlation between Americans' political preferences and their views on AI regulation. Source: Pew Research At the same time, researchers noted an increase in everyday use of neural networks. About a quarter of surveyed Americans reported using chatbots daily. The most popular service is ChatGPT: used by 44% of adult residents of the U.S., more than twice the level in 2023. Following are Gemini (24%), Copilot (17%), and Meta AI (14%).

Other sociologists also recorded similar sentiments. In May, the international research company YouGov reported that 71% of Americans believe AI development is happening too quickly. Pessimists about the long-term impact of the technology on society were twice as many as optimists — 51% versus 25%.

In January 2025, YouGov employees recorded a milder picture: 35% of respondents expected a positive impact of AI on society and 34% expected a negative one.

Recall that in May 2025, a joint study by Reuters and the analytics firm Ipsos claimed that 61% of Americans consider artificial intelligence a threat to humanity.