New Poll: Most Americans and Europeans See Serious Risk AI Could Destroy Humanity
Puzzleheaded-King584 · reddit · 2026-09-24
A new poll finds that a majority of respondents on both sides of the Atlantic believe there is a serious risk AI could destroy humanity, showing existential concerns are now mainstream public opinion in both the US and Europe.
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