GoKawiilPew survey: most people in 34 of 37 countries expect AI to cut jobs, not add them
A Pew Research survey of over 42,000 people across 37 countries, conducted between February and May, found that a majority in 34 nations believe AI will destroy more jobs than it creates over the next two decades. Concern is highest in wealthier nations such as Australia, South Korea, and the US, and most respondents also expect AI to widen the gap between rich and poor.
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The findings show that anxiety about AI's economic fallout is now a mainstream, cross-national sentiment rather than a niche fear, arriving even before recent high-profile warnings like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's prediction of mass entry-level job losses. Rising worry among younger adults in countries like the US, Sweden, and Japan suggests generational anxiety about inherited economic prospects could shape political and labor-policy debates for years.
- Majorities in 34 of 37 surveyed countries expect AI to cause net job losses over 20 years
- Wealthier, left-leaning nations are most likely to fear AI will widen income inequality
- Younger adults (18-34) show sharply rising anxiety about AI's impact on jobs and daily life
Source: theverge.com — Thomas Ricker, 2026-09-17
Published there as: “AI is feared globally as the destroyer of jobs”
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