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Is AI Technology Good or Bad?

registered voters

April 26, 2025—May 12, 2026: 33,870 Responses

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

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

100% - Very good

100% - Somewhat good

100% - Somewhat bad

100% - Very bad

100% - Neither good nor bad

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Good

2026-05-12

Uncertainty Range

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Sum Totals

All Respondents

May 12, 2026

100% of population

Total

Very good6%

Somewhat good27%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad24%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure8%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

21% of population

Total

Very good7%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad21%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure8%

Very good7%

Somewhat good24%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad28%

Neither good nor bad9%

Unsure6%

Very good6%

Somewhat good26%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad25%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure6%

Very good7%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad18%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

Very good7%

Somewhat good36%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad13%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure11%

Very good9%

Somewhat good33%

Somewhat bad22%

Very bad18%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure8%

Very good5%

Somewhat good25%

Somewhat bad28%

Very bad24%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure8%

party: Democrat

Very good6%

Somewhat good25%

Somewhat bad27%

Very bad23%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure8%

party: Republican

Very good8%

Somewhat good36%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad14%

Neither good nor bad9%

Unsure9%

party: Independent

Very good6%

Somewhat good26%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad26%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure6%

Very good6%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad22%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure8%

race: Black or African-American

Very good9%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad20%

Neither good nor bad11%

Unsure9%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good10%

Somewhat good27%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad22%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure7%

Very good9%

Somewhat good27%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad19%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

All Respondents

May 12, 2026100% of population

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

Total

6%

27%

26%

24%

11%

8%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

21% of population

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

Total

7%

29%

25%

21%

10%

8%

age

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

7%

24%

25%

28%

9%

6%

6%

26%

26%

25%

11%

6%

7%

29%

26%

18%

12%

8%

7%

36%

23%

13%

10%

11%

gender

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

9%

33%

22%

18%

11%

8%

5%

25%

28%

24%

10%

8%

party

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

6%

25%

27%

23%

11%

8%

8%

36%

23%

14%

9%

9%

6%

26%

25%

26%

11%

6%

race

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

6%

29%

25%

22%

10%

8%

Black or African-American

9%

29%

23%

20%

11%

9%

Hispanic/Latino

10%

27%

23%

22%

12%

7%

9%

27%

26%

19%

12%

8%

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