AI anxiety is sweeping the globe – and cutting across party lines
News Technology AI anxiety is sweeping the globe — and cutting across party lines Majorities in six countries said there was at least a “moderate” risk that AI could “destroy humanity,” and a plurality wanted to pause further advancement, a new POLITICO Poll found. 28, 2026. | Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images The POLITICO Poll September 22, 2026 8:17 pm CET By Tyler Katzenberger and Pieter Haeck The freakout over artificial intelligence that started in Silicon Valley and led to growing American calls to pause development has swept Western countries. A new POLITICO Poll finds that pluralities of adults in the U.S., Canada and Europe want to pause AI development regardless of their political leanings — and most believe there’s a real risk the technology could destroy humanity.
- ▪News Technology AI anxiety is sweeping the globe — and cutting across party lines Majorities in six countries said there was at least a “moderate” risk that AI could “destroy humanity,” and a plurality wanted to pause further advancement, a
- ▪28, 2026. | Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images The POLITICO Poll September 22, 2026 8:17 pm CET By Tyler Katzenberger and Pieter Haeck The freakout over artificial intelligence that started in Silicon Valley and led to growing American call
- ▪A new POLITICO Poll finds that pluralities of adults in the U.S., Canada and Europe want to pause AI development regardless of their political leanings — and most believe there’s a real risk the technology could destroy humanity.
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News Technology AI anxiety is sweeping the globe — and cutting across party lines Majorities in six countries said there was at least a “moderate” risk that AI could “destroy humanity,” and a plurality wanted to pause further advancement, a new POLITICO Poll found. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Free article usually reserved for subscribers Protesters gather with banners and placards outside the offices of Google DeepMind at a protest organized by PauseAI UK in London on Feb. 28, 2026.
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