AsThe survey, released Thursday, finds voters think AI mostly hurts rather than helps key aspects of life, whether on a personal, national, or global scale.

Voters have negative views on AI by 50 points when it comes toprivacy(63% hurts, 13% helps), by 35 points on U.S.job creation (56-21), by 15 points on the national economy (42-27), by 5 points on people’s daily lives (38-33), and by 4 points on their own personal lives (30-26).

independentsare more likely to say AI hurts rather than helps in each area.

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While the level of negativity varies, more voters under age 30 say AI hurts more than helps in every category listed. Voters age 65 and over also view AI technology as more hurtful except when it comes to global competitiveness, where they give it the benefit of the doubt.

Viewing the new technology as harmful leads to an overall negative opinion of AI, with 43% having a favorable opinion vs.54% unfavorable.

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Those who view it positively include voters in households with $100,000 or more income (54% favorable), Republicans (53%),Republicanswho identify as MAGA (57%), and Catholics (52%).

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Some of the biggest drivers of AI pessimism are independents (64% unfavorable), Democrats (61%), and women without acollegedegree (60%).

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Conducted April 17-20, 2026, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw &Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (116) and cellphones (635) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (250).Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points.Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher.In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results.Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population.