Poll: 80% of voters fear AI job losses, 64% see existential risk, bipartisan support for action
_onionesque · x · 2026-09-18
Pollster David Shor's updated data shows AI salience among US voters surged in the past week as much as in the entire previous year. Key numbers: 80% of voters think AI is at least somewhat likely to cause widespread job loss within five to ten years; 64% think AI could pose a threat to humanity's survival; and large bipartisan majorities back immediate government action on AI even when primed with China-competition risk framing. The retweeting commenter compares to GMOs and nuclear power: both could have secured food and energy supply but were stymied by techno-panic, leaving the world less safe.
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