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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%
- 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:
Hispanic/Latino
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12% of population
Total
Very good
8%
Somewhat good
26%
Somewhat bad
23%
Very bad
24%
Neither good nor bad
12%
Unsure
7%
age:
18-34
Very good
8%
Somewhat good
22%
Somewhat bad
24%
Very bad
28%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
7%
age:
35-49
Very good
7%
Somewhat good
25%
Somewhat bad
21%
Very bad
28%
Neither good nor bad
14%
Unsure
5%
age:
50-64
Very good
8%
Somewhat good
28%
Somewhat bad
24%
Very bad
18%
Neither good nor bad
13%
Unsure
8%
age:
65+
Very good
8%
Somewhat good
31%
Somewhat bad
21%
Very bad
18%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
11%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Very good
7%
Somewhat good
25%
Somewhat bad
23%
Very bad
25%
Neither good nor bad
12%
Unsure
7%
education:
College Graduate
Very good
10%
Somewhat good
27%
Somewhat bad
23%
Very bad
22%
Neither good nor bad
12%
Unsure
7%
education:
Postgraduate
Very good
10%
Somewhat good
30%
Somewhat bad
23%
Very bad
18%
Neither good nor bad
12%
Unsure
7%
gender:
Male
Very good
9%
Somewhat good
30%
Somewhat bad
20%
Very bad
22%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
8%
gender:
Female
Very good
7%
Somewhat good
22%
Somewhat bad
26%
Very bad
26%
Neither good nor bad
13%
Unsure
7%
party:
Democrat
Very good
7%
Somewhat good
24%
Somewhat bad
26%
Very bad
24%
Neither good nor bad
11%
Unsure
7%
party:
Republican
Very good
10%
Somewhat good
33%
Somewhat bad
23%
Very bad
15%
Neither good nor bad
12%
Unsure
8%
party:
Independent
Very good
7%
Somewhat good
24%
Somewhat bad
20%
Very bad
28%
Neither good nor bad
14%
Unsure
7%
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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12% of population
Very good
Somewhat good
Somewhat bad
Very bad
Neither good nor bad
Unsure
Total
8%
26%
23%
24%
12%
7%
age
Very good
Somewhat good
Somewhat bad
Very bad
Neither good nor bad
Unsure
18-34
8%
22%
24%
28%
11%
7%
35-49
7%
25%
21%
28%
14%
5%
50-64
8%
28%
24%
18%
13%
8%
65+
8%
31%
21%
18%
11%
11%
education
Very good
Somewhat good
Somewhat bad
Very bad
Neither good nor bad
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
7%
25%
23%
25%
12%
7%
College Graduate
10%
27%
23%
22%
12%
7%
Postgraduate
10%
30%
23%
18%
12%
7%
gender
Very good
Somewhat good
Somewhat bad
Very bad
Neither good nor bad
Unsure
Male
9%
30%
20%
22%
11%
8%
Female
7%
22%
26%
26%
13%
7%
party
Very good
Somewhat good
Somewhat bad
Very bad
Neither good nor bad
Unsure
Democrat
7%
24%
26%
24%
11%
7%
Republican
10%
33%
23%
15%
12%
8%
Independent
7%
24%
20%
28%
14%
7%
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