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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:

party:

Republican

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:

party:

Republican

31% of population

Total

Very good7%

Somewhat good31%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad18%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure9%

Very good8%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad23%

Neither good nor bad9%

Unsure6%

Very good6%

Somewhat good32%

Somewhat bad24%

Very bad19%

Neither good nor bad13%

Unsure6%

Very good7%

Somewhat good30%

Somewhat bad28%

Very bad18%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure7%

Very good7%

Somewhat good34%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad15%

Neither good nor bad8%

Unsure13%

education: Non-College Graduate

Very good6%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad26%

Very bad20%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure9%

education: College Graduate

Very good8%

Somewhat good36%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad14%

Neither good nor bad9%

Unsure9%

education: Postgraduate

Very good10%

Somewhat good39%

Somewhat bad21%

Very bad12%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure7%

Very good9%

Somewhat good34%

Somewhat bad22%

Very bad16%

Neither good nor bad10%

Unsure9%

Very good5%

Somewhat good28%

Somewhat bad29%

Very bad21%

Neither good nor bad9%

Unsure9%

Very good7%

Somewhat good31%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad19%

Neither good nor bad9%

Unsure9%

race: Black or African-American

Very good10%

Somewhat good30%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad15%

Neither good nor bad14%

Unsure9%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Very good10%

Somewhat good33%

Somewhat bad23%

Very bad15%

Neither good nor bad12%

Unsure8%

Very good11%

Somewhat good29%

Somewhat bad25%

Very bad14%

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:

party:

Republican

31% of population

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

Total

7%

31%

25%

18%

10%

9%

age

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

8%

28%

26%

23%

9%

6%

6%

32%

24%

19%

13%

6%

7%

30%

28%

18%

10%

7%

7%

34%

23%

15%

8%

13%

education

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

6%

29%

26%

20%

10%

9%

College Graduate

8%

36%

23%

14%

9%

9%

10%

39%

21%

12%

12%

7%

gender

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

9%

34%

22%

16%

10%

9%

5%

28%

29%

21%

9%

9%

race

Very good

Somewhat good

Somewhat bad

Very bad

Neither good nor bad

Unsure

7%

31%

25%

19%

9%

9%

Black or African-American

10%

30%

23%

15%

14%

9%

Hispanic/Latino

10%

33%

23%

15%

12%

8%

11%

29%

25%

14%

12%

8%

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