AI moving too fast in US
60%
AI Poll of Polls Tracker
Aggregating 139 polls from 41 pollsters across 24 topics. Updated as new data is released.
Trends
How public opinion on AI is changing over time
Americans are increasingly worried about AI
Share who say they are more concerned than excited about AI in daily life, by party
Source: Pew Research Center, American Trends Panel, 2021-2025 | decisionlabs.ai
Note: This is the only trend line in the tracker because it meets our criteria: same pollster (Pew), same question, 6 waves over 4 years. We never draw trend lines through data from different pollsters.
Near-universal appetite for AI regulation
Share who support some form of government regulation of AI, across polls
Source: Multiple pollsters, 2025 | decisionlabs.ai
Note: Different pollsters use different question wording and methodologies. These bars should not be compared as equivalent measurements. See our methodology for details.
Where Democrats and Republicans agree — and where they diverge
Percentage-point gap between D and R responses. Green = convergence, red = divergence.
Source: Multiple pollsters, 2025 | decisionlabs.ai
Topics
Explore polling data organized by policy area
Latest Polls
Most recent polling data, sorted by field date
January 2026
Lack confidence in gov AI regulation
63%
AI has not made much difference
53%
December 2025
AI Favorability
49%
R+15
AI Tool Usage Weekly+
50%
Trust Dems on AI
23%
R+2
Support More AI Regulation
60%
D+4
D: 63%R: 59%I: 52%
Support Local Data Center
36% support
R+20
November 2025
AI good for daily life
50%
AI good for mental health
37%
AI good for society
37%
AI good for current job
51%
AI good for long-term career
43%
AI will eliminate more jobs than create
58%
Extremely concerned about AI job threat
12%
October 2025
Ban AI data centers in my community
37% support ban
Teens who use AI chatbots
64%
Teens who use AI chatbots daily
30%
Teens who use ChatGPT
59%
Teens who use Gemini
23%
Teens who use Meta AI
20%
Develop expert-level AI as fast as possible
5% agree
Pharmaceutical-style regulation for AI
73% support
September 2025
Environmental concerns about AI
72%
AI impact on environment - hurt vs help
AI impact on society - harmful vs helpful
AI impact on economy - harmful vs helpful
August 2025
Require govt test before AI deployment
79% support
3 pts (R+)
D: 81%R: 84%
Allow govt to audit deployed AI
78% support
4 pts (R+)
D: 78%R: 82%
Govt doing too little to regulate AI
67% say too little
Have used or tried AI tools
58% have used AI
July 2025
AI use for searching information
60%
AI use for idea generation
40%
AI use for work
37%
AI use for writing emails
34%
AI use for creating/editing images
33%
AI use for entertainment
30%
AI use for shopping
26%
AI use for companionship
16%
June 2025
AI as routine tech advancement vs threat
49%
AI will reduce need for human creativity
59%
Plan to resist AI adoption
64%
AI will exceed robotics' societal impact
66%
AI will exceed internet's societal impact
56%
AI will exceed computer's societal impact
57%
AI will exceed smartphone's societal impact
59%
AI will exceed telephone's societal impact
52%
More concerned than excited about AI
50%
1 pt (D+)
D: 51%R: 50%
Rate societal risks of AI as high
57% say high risk
More excited than concerned about AI
10%
Prefer single national AI policy
76% prefer national
May 2025
US should lead in AI vs other countries
79% say important
Foreign AI attacks on US likely
87%
Support AI workforce training programs
72% support
Oppose blocking state AI regulation
Echelon Insights· May 15, 2025Regulation - Federalism
59% oppose preemption
Concerned about AI chatbots' effect on kids
Echelon Insights· May 15, 2025Kids Safety
85% concerned
Trust in business AI use
31%
AI does equal harm and good
57%
AI will reduce US jobs in 10 years
73%
AI safety should have rules & regulations
97% agree
Safety rules even if slower development
80% agree
9 pts (D+)
D: 88%R: 79%
U.S. should lead in AI over other countries
79% say important
Independent experts should test AI safety
72% agree
AI will improve national security
Develop AI with allied nations
28+ pts (D+) on multilateral
D: 58% large groupR: 30% large group / 19% independent
April 2025
More concerned than excited (global)
34% (median)
Govt not doing enough to regulate AI
Quinnipiac University· Apr 15, 2025Regulation - Appetite
69% agree
Want govt to regulate AI
Noble Predictive Insights· Apr 15, 2025Regulation - Appetite
64% support
March 2025
Trust U.S. govt to regulate AI
44% trust govt
18 pts (R+)
D: 36%R: 54%
AI could concentrate power in tech cos
YouGov· Mar 15, 2025Risk Assessment
74% concerned
AI will have negative impact on society
YouGov· Mar 15, 2025General Sentiment
40% expect negative impact
Gen Z workers extremely prepared for AI
9%
Gen Z workers prepared for AI (total)
34%
Gen Z students prepared for future AI use
40%
Gen Z adults prepared for future AI use
43%
Gen Z workers: employer allows AI
36%
Gen Z students: school allows AI
26%
February 2025
High influence on workplace tech adoption
12%
Some influence on workplace tech adoption
25%
Want high influence on tech decisions
29%
Want some influence on tech decisions
42%
Work monitored by technology
42%
January 2025
Require safety measures + govt pre-approval
73% support
0 pts
D: 73%R: 73%
December 2024
Support careful AI development
80%
Tech industry should regulate AI
28%
Use AI monthly or more
48%
Very concerned about AI
63%
AI will increase income inequality
44%
Used AI product in past 7 days
36%
AI will negatively impact false information
72% expect negative impact
D+12
D: 78%R: 66%
AI will negatively impact social connections
64% expect negative impact
AI will negatively impact job opportunities
60% expect negative impact
AI will negatively impact national security
56% expect negative impact
D+9
D: 59%R: 50%
AI will positively impact medical care
58%
Gov't responsible for AI security threats
96%
Gov't responsible for AI false info
88%
Gov't responsible for AI privacy issues
82%
Gov't responsible for AI job displacement
68%
Personal responsibility for AI use
55%
August 2024
Worry govt won't regulate AI enough
60%
9 pts (D+)
D: 64%R: 55%
AI will have positive impact over 20 yrs
17%
Concerned about AI impact on information
52% concerned
Excited about AI impact on information
9%
Not confident in AI chatbot reliability
64%
Trust AI for election information
27%
AI makes finding election facts harder
43%
AI makes finding election facts easier
16%
May 2024
AI does more harm than good
31%
AI does more good than harm
13%
At least somewhat knowledgeable about AI
64%
AI will reduce total US jobs in 10 years
75%
Don't trust businesses to use AI responsibly
77%
Concerned about AI for hiring decisions
85%
Concerned about AI for driving vehicles
83%
Concerned about AI for medical advice
80%
Concerned about AI for student homework
67%
Want transparency in business AI use
57%
October 2023
Likely to use AI for election info
14%
Concerned about AI election misinformation
58% concerned
AI chatbots to decide vote - good thing
8%
AI for targeted political ads - good thing
7%
AI to edit campaign media - good thing
6%
AI for voter registration info - good thing
37%
AI for ballot casting info - good thing
26%
Ban false AI images in political ads
66%
Label all AI-generated content
65%
No-AI pledge for campaign content
62%
September 2023
February 2023
Feelings about digital tech by 2035
42%
August 2020
AI systems won't prioritize public good by 2030
68%
July 2020
Life in 2025 will be mostly worse
47%
August 2018
People better off with AI by 2030
63%
August 2016
Algorithm impacts - positives outweigh negatives
38%
January 2014
AI/robots will displace more jobs by 2025
48%
Unknown date
Support for AI safeguards
70% support
Fear AI will only benefit wealthy
59%
Gov won't regulate AI enough
58% agree
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