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Is AI Technology Good or Bad?
registered voters
April 26, 2025—May 12, 2026:
33,870 Responses
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In general, do you think that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is a good thing or a bad thing?
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
- Net Good
2026-05-12
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6M
3M
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All Respondents
May 12, 2026
100% of population
Total
Very good
6%
Somewhat good
27%
Somewhat bad
26%
Very bad
24%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
8%
Subgroups
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race:
Black or African-American
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12% of population
Total
Very good
7%
Somewhat good
28%
Somewhat bad
23%
Very bad
21%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
10%
age:
18-34
Very good
8%
Somewhat good
24%
Somewhat bad
23%
Very bad
26%
Neither good nor bad
10%
Unsure
9%
age:
35-49
Very good
6%
Somewhat good
28%
Somewhat bad
24%
Very bad
24%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
7%
age:
50-64
Very good
8%
Somewhat good
29%
Somewhat bad
24%
Very bad
17%
Neither good nor bad
13%
Unsure
9%
age:
65+
Very good
7%
Somewhat good
30%
Somewhat bad
22%
Very bad
15%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
14%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Very good
7%
Somewhat good
27%
Somewhat bad
23%
Very bad
22%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
10%
education:
College Graduate
Very good
9%
Somewhat good
29%
Somewhat bad
23%
Very bad
20%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
9%
education:
Postgraduate
Very good
8%
Somewhat good
33%
Somewhat bad
22%
Very bad
16%
Neither good nor bad
13%
Unsure
8%
gender:
Male
Very good
8%
Somewhat good
31%
Somewhat bad
21%
Very bad
19%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
10%
gender:
Female
Very good
6%
Somewhat good
25%
Somewhat bad
25%
Very bad
22%
Neither good nor bad
12%
Unsure
9%
party:
Democrat
Very good
7%
Somewhat good
27%
Somewhat bad
24%
Very bad
20%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
10%
party:
Republican
Very good
10%
Somewhat good
30%
Somewhat bad
23%
Very bad
15%
Neither good nor bad
14%
Unsure
9%
party:
Independent
Very good
7%
Somewhat good
28%
Somewhat bad
21%
Very bad
24%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
9%
All Respondents
May 12, 2026
100% of population
Very good
Somewhat good
Somewhat bad
Very bad
Neither good nor bad
Unsure
Total
6%
27%
26%
24%
11%
8%
Subgroups
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race:
Black or African-American
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12% of population
Very good
Somewhat good
Somewhat bad
Very bad
Neither good nor bad
Unsure
Total
7%
28%
23%
21%
11%
10%
age
Very good
Somewhat good
Somewhat bad
Very bad
Neither good nor bad
Unsure
18-34
8%
24%
23%
26%
10%
9%
35-49
6%
28%
24%
24%
11%
7%
50-64
8%
29%
24%
17%
13%
9%
65+
7%
30%
22%
15%
11%
14%
education
Very good
Somewhat good
Somewhat bad
Very bad
Neither good nor bad
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
7%
27%
23%
22%
11%
10%
College Graduate
9%
29%
23%
20%
11%
9%
Postgraduate
8%
33%
22%
16%
13%
8%
gender
Very good
Somewhat good
Somewhat bad
Very bad
Neither good nor bad
Unsure
Male
8%
31%
21%
19%
11%
10%
Female
6%
25%
25%
22%
12%
9%
party
Very good
Somewhat good
Somewhat bad
Very bad
Neither good nor bad
Unsure
Democrat
7%
27%
24%
20%
11%
10%
Republican
10%
30%
23%
15%
14%
9%
Independent
7%
28%
21%
24%
11%
9%
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