Americans Fear AI’s Societal Impact and Don’t Believe Government Can Regulate It, Pew Study Finds

By Corbin Bolies

Corbin Bolies

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Roughly two-thirds of Americans believe AI is advancing at too fast a rate — even as a majority of adults are using chatbots, according to a new Pew Research Center study examining U.S. sentiment toward the technology.

The study also found that 40% of respondents believe AI will ultimately be worse for society — but most Americans don’t believe the U.S. government or U.S. businesses can effectively regulate its use. In the Pew report, released Wednesday, 67% of Americans had little to no confidence that the U.S. government could regulate the technology, while 59% had little to no confidence that U.S. companies could responsibly develop the technology. More Democrats than Republicans were skeptical of the government regulating AI.

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