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Is AI Technology Good or Bad?

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April 26, 2025—April 16, 2026: 32,079 Responses

In general, do you think that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is a good thing or a bad thing?

100% - Very good

100% - Somewhat good

100% - Somewhat bad

100% - Very bad

100% - Neither good nor bad

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Good

2026-04-16

Uncertainty Range

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Sum Totals

All Respondents

April 16, 2026

100% of population

Total

Very good6%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad21%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure9%

Subgroups

Total

Very good6%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad21%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure9%

Very good6%

Somewhat good24%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad29%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure6%

Very good5%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad24%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure6%

Very good6%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad27%

Very bad18%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

Very good6%

Somewhat good34%

Somewhat bad22%

Very bad13%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure13%

education: Non-College Graduate

Very good5%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad22%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure9%

education: College Graduate

Very good7%

Somewhat good30%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad20%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure8%

education: Postgraduate

Very good7%

Somewhat good32%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad17%

Neither good nor bad13%

Unsure7%

Very good7%

Somewhat good33%

Somewhat bad21%

Very bad19%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure9%

Very good4%

Somewhat good26%

Somewhat bad28%

Very bad23%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure9%

party: Democrat

Very good5%

Somewhat good26%

Somewhat bad28%

Very bad21%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

party: Republican

Very good7%

Somewhat good35%

Somewhat bad21%

Very bad17%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure10%

party: Independent

Very good5%

Somewhat good27%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad24%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

Very good5%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad22%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure8%

race: Black or African-American

Very good7%

Somewhat good27%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad17%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure10%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good7%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad22%

Very bad21%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

Very good8%

Somewhat good30%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad17%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure9%

All Respondents

April 16, 2026100% of population

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

Total

6%

29%

25%

21%

11%

9%

Subgroups

age

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

6%

24%

25%

29%

10%

6%

5%

28%

25%

24%

12%

6%

6%

29%

27%

18%

12%

8%

6%

34%

22%

13%

11%

13%

education

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

5%

28%

24%

22%

11%

9%

College Graduate

7%

30%

25%

20%

11%

8%

7%

32%

24%

17%

13%

7%

gender

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

7%

33%

21%

19%

12%

9%

4%

26%

28%

23%

11%

9%

party

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

5%

26%

28%

21%

12%

8%

7%

35%

21%

17%

10%

10%

5%

27%

24%

24%

12%

8%

race

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

5%

29%

25%

22%

11%

8%

Black or African-American

7%

27%

26%

17%

12%

10%

Hispanic/Latino

7%

29%

22%

21%

12%

8%

8%

30%

25%

17%

12%

9%

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