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Trust AI to be Safe
registered voters
April 26, 2025—October 16, 2026:
44,075 Responses
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Do you generally trust AI technology to be safe?
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100%
- Yes, completely trust
100%
- Yes, mostly trust
100%
- No, do not trust very much
100%
- No, do not trust at all
100%
- Unsure or no opinion
100%
- Net Trust
2026-10-16
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12M
6M
3M
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Yes, mostly trust
Unsure or no opinion
Yes, completely trust
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All Respondents
October 16, 2026
100% of population
Total
Yes, completely trust
1%
Yes, mostly trust
21%
No, do not trust very much
32%
No, do not trust at all
31%
Unsure or no opinion
14%
Subgroups
Refined by:
Clear All
100% of population
Total
Yes, completely trust
1%
Yes, mostly trust
21%
No, do not trust very much
32%
No, do not trust at all
31%
Unsure or no opinion
14%
age:
18-34
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
20%
No, do not trust very much
32%
No, do not trust at all
36%
Unsure or no opinion
10%
age:
35-49
Yes, completely trust
1%
Yes, mostly trust
20%
No, do not trust very much
32%
No, do not trust at all
35%
Unsure or no opinion
12%
age:
50-64
Yes, completely trust
1%
Yes, mostly trust
22%
No, do not trust very much
32%
No, do not trust at all
29%
Unsure or no opinion
15%
age:
65+
Yes, completely trust
1%
Yes, mostly trust
22%
No, do not trust very much
33%
No, do not trust at all
26%
Unsure or no opinion
17%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Yes, completely trust
1%
Yes, mostly trust
20%
No, do not trust very much
31%
No, do not trust at all
32%
Unsure or no opinion
15%
education:
College Graduate
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
21%
No, do not trust very much
33%
No, do not trust at all
32%
Unsure or no opinion
12%
education:
Postgraduate
Yes, completely trust
1%
Yes, mostly trust
24%
No, do not trust very much
36%
No, do not trust at all
30%
Unsure or no opinion
10%
gender:
Male
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
26%
No, do not trust very much
31%
No, do not trust at all
28%
Unsure or no opinion
14%
gender:
Female
Yes, completely trust
1%
Yes, mostly trust
17%
No, do not trust very much
33%
No, do not trust at all
35%
Unsure or no opinion
14%
party:
Democrat
Yes, completely trust
1%
Yes, mostly trust
16%
No, do not trust very much
36%
No, do not trust at all
35%
Unsure or no opinion
12%
party:
Republican
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
28%
No, do not trust very much
29%
No, do not trust at all
25%
Unsure or no opinion
17%
party:
Independent
Yes, completely trust
1%
Yes, mostly trust
20%
No, do not trust very much
31%
No, do not trust at all
34%
Unsure or no opinion
13%
race:
White
Yes, completely trust
1%
Yes, mostly trust
22%
No, do not trust very much
32%
No, do not trust at all
32%
Unsure or no opinion
14%
race:
Black or African-American
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
20%
No, do not trust very much
33%
No, do not trust at all
28%
Unsure or no opinion
17%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
20%
No, do not trust very much
32%
No, do not trust at all
34%
Unsure or no opinion
12%
race:
Other
Yes, completely trust
2%
Yes, mostly trust
20%
No, do not trust very much
34%
No, do not trust at all
33%
Unsure or no opinion
10%
All Respondents
October 16, 2026
100% of population
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
Total
1%
21%
32%
31%
14%
Subgroups
Refined by:
Clear All
100% of population
age
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
18-34
2%
20%
32%
36%
10%
35-49
1%
20%
32%
35%
12%
50-64
1%
22%
32%
29%
15%
65+
1%
22%
33%
26%
17%
education
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
Non-College Graduate
1%
20%
31%
32%
15%
College Graduate
2%
21%
33%
32%
12%
Postgraduate
1%
24%
36%
30%
10%
gender
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
Male
2%
26%
31%
28%
14%
Female
1%
17%
33%
35%
14%
party
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
Democrat
1%
16%
36%
35%
12%
Republican
2%
28%
29%
25%
17%
Independent
1%
20%
31%
34%
13%
race
Yes, completely trust
Yes, mostly trust
No, do not trust very much
No, do not trust at all
Unsure or no opinion
White
1%
22%
32%
32%
14%
Black or African-American
2%
20%
33%
28%
17%
Hispanic/Latino
2%
20%
32%
34%
12%
Other
2%
20%
34%
33%
10%
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