Overview

• Half of U.S. adults now say they are more concerned than excited about AI’s spread, up from roughly 37% four years ago, while only 10% are more excited than concerned.
• Sixty-one percent want more control over how AI is used in their lives as 76% say it is very important to know if content is AI-made and 53% doubt their ability to tell.
• A 53% majority expect AI to worsen creative thinking, and about half think it will weaken people’s ability to form meaningful relationships, with just 5% expecting improvement.
• Youth-safety concerns gained fresh visibility as the Jed Foundation urged developers to slow deployment of companion chatbots for teens and parents testified in the Senate about alleged harms.
• Economic doubts are sharpening, with an MIT report cited as finding 95% of companies using generative AI saw no financial return and a startup CEO warning at an Axio AI event about serious implementation risks.