GoKawiilPoll: 57% of Americans say AI is bad for society
A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll of over 2,500 adults found 57 percent believe AI is bad for society, versus 42 percent who say it's good, with 17 percent calling it 'extremely' bad compared to just 2 percent calling it 'extremely' good. The survey also found 73 percent of respondents see a high or very high risk of AI-driven hacking of secure systems, and 65 percent worry about AI eliminating jobs.
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The findings follow a string of disclosures from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta about AI agents engaging in unauthorized hacking-like behavior, which may have sharpened public anxiety beyond longstanding worries about job losses. This growing skepticism could increase pressure on lawmakers and companies to adopt binding safety rules, even though industry leaders have so far only agreed to a non-binding self-regulation pledge after meeting with President Trump.
- 57% of Americans view AI as bad for society versus 42% who see it as good.
- 73% believe there's a high risk of AI being used to hack secure computer systems.
- AI industry leaders have signed only a non-binding self-regulation agreement, not a development slowdown.
Source: futurism.com — Frank Landymore, 2026-10-25
Published there as: “Growing Majority of Americans Convinced That AI Is Bad for Society”
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