Survey Finds Americans See AI as Comparable to Humans. It’s Making Them Trust It Less
The more Americans learn and interact with artificial intelligence, the more skeptical they grow of it. That is one trend that shows up in a new Bentley University-Gallup survey shared with Gizmodo. That figure climbs to 47% among 18- to 29-year-olds, marking a pretty significant uptick from the 27% who shared that negative view of AI in 2024 and 36% in 2025.
- ▪The more Americans learn and interact with artificial intelligence, the more skeptical they grow of it.
- ▪That is one trend that shows up in a new Bentley University-Gallup survey shared with Gizmodo.
- ▪That figure climbs to 47% among 18- to 29-year-olds, marking a pretty significant uptick from the 27% who shared that negative view of AI in 2024 and 36% in 2025.
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The more Americans learn and interact with artificial intelligence, the more skeptical they grow of it. That is one trend that shows up in a new Bentley University-Gallup survey shared with Gizmodo. The examination of public opinion on AI, which dates back to 2023, found that while people increasingly see the technology as comparable to certain human capabilities, their trust in it and faith in its ability to improve their lives are…
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