What Americans Think About the Global AI Race
However, many U.S. adults say they’re not sure who is more advanced, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. As the U.S. and China compete for AI dominance, 43% of Americans say it is extremely or very important that the U.S. is the world’s leader in developing AI. Another 22% say this is not too or not at all important.
- ▪However, many U.S. adults say they’re not sure who is more advanced, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
- ▪As the U.S. and China compete for AI dominance, 43% of Americans say it is extremely or very important that the U.S. is the world’s leader in developing AI.
- ▪Another 22% say this is not too or not at all important.
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Short Reads | July 23, 2026 What Americans think about the global AI race X Facebook Threads LinkedIn WhatsApp Mail Add Us On Google By Jacob Poushter An AI sign at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2024. (Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images) By a three-to-one margin, Americans are more likely to say that China, not the United States, is more advanced when it comes to developing artificial intelligence. However, many U.S. adults say they’re not sure who is more advanced, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. As the U.S. and China compete for AI dominance, 43% of Americans say it is extremely or very important that the U.S. is the world’s leader in developing AI. Another 22% say this is not too or not at all important.
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