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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.
A Censuswide survey of 2,018 CIOs and senior IT decision-makers in the US and UK, commissioned by Origina, found organisations spend nearly $13m on supplier-driven upgrades, with 28% of enterprise software budgets going toward upgrades, migrations and licensing changes they did not choose to make. The findings, published in Origina's 'The Software Tax' report with Thinkers50, show 78% of respondents say their primary vendor sets the timing and terms of change, 76% report little negotiating leverage, and 80% say switching suppliers would cause major disruption.
A Consumer Reports survey found that most Americans who have lived in their homes for over three years are paying more for electricity than they did three years ago, with three-quarters saying the increases have strained their household finances. Respondents most often blamed utility company profits and AI data center growth for the hikes, and over 75% said they don't trust state lawmakers to protect them from further rate increases.
A new National Retail Federation survey finds that gift cards are the most-requested holiday gift among American consumers this year, outranking electronics and jewelry. The survey also highlights that shoppers are especially focused on finding deals this holiday season.
360 Privacy's 2026 Annual Digital Exposure Report found that most CISOs, security professionals and wealth advisers now view digital exposure and physical safety as inseparable risks. The survey also found that a majority of these professionals believe the high-profile individuals they protect feel immune to threats because of their wealth or status, and that security attention tends to spike only after incidents occur.
A Nielsen survey of 1,700 senior managers across seven countries, commissioned by Monday.com, found that more than half struggle to assess employee output since adopting AI tools, because polished AI-assisted work makes it unclear how much an employee personally contributed. Nearly half of managers reported spending more time reviewing and guiding their teams as a result, even though 94% said they're excited about AI's potential.
A reader survey conducted by the publication found that many Android users have lost trust in Google after discovering the company began linking phone numbers to Google accounts without first asking for consent. Respondents said they were unaware of the change until noticing the new account requirement on their devices.
Chapman University's 12th annual American Fears survey, conducted with NORC at the University of Chicago among 1,221 adults in April, added AI-related questions for the first time. Fear of AI harming the political process ranked third overall at 51.9%, while fear of AI hurting the economy ranked seventh at 49.7%, both entering the top 10 alongside long-standing fears like corrupt government officials, which topped the list at 61.1%.
A new survey from Match indicates that the oldest members of Gen Alpha, now in their teens, express notably more optimism about dating and romance than Gen Z did at the same age. The survey comes as Gen Z continues to report dating app fatigue, burnout, and declining interest in hookups.
Nature's latest career survey of nearly 4,000 researchers, published October 13, found that scientists in the US, Germany and the UK expressed less optimism about their career futures compared with the 2018 and 2021 surveys. Meanwhile, researchers in India (70% optimistic) and China (55%) reported more positive outlooks, both above the global average of 52%, compared with Germany (38%), the UK (33%) and the US (34%).
Rising memory and silicon costs have pushed graphics card prices well above launch prices, with the Nvidia RTX 5070 now selling for over $800 despite its $549 launch price. This has led to advice that owners should consider reselling or repurposing older GPUs rather than discarding them, citing eBay listings where used cards like the RTX 3060 and even the decade-old GTX 1060 still fetch significant resale value.
A Harvard Shorenstein Center survey of more than 5,400 people found 53% of men said they recognized two fabricated AI industry figures, Susan Milner and Craig Dalton, who do not exist. Women also claimed familiarity with the fake names, but at a lower rate of about 40%. The same survey found men reported knowing real figures like Elon Musk and Sam Altman at high rates, and were generally more optimistic about AI than women, who expressed more concern.