Here's an 'AI vibe check' that shows Americans are still 'lukewarm' on a more powerful AI
A daily AI tracker shows that Americans still support further AI development, but they're certainly not euphoric about it.
TL;DR
- A daily 'AI vibe check' survey shows Americans are generally 'lukewarm' about further AI development.
- While there's still net-positive support, the sentiment is gradually trending downward.
- Monthly averages for AI support have decreased from 1.57 in April 2025 to 0.53 in early 2026.
- Polls indicate significant public concern about advanced AI potentially destroying humanity, with a notable percentage favoring a pause in development.
- However, the dominant recurring themes in open-ended responses focus on immediate concerns like jobs, usefulness, regulation, privacy, and environmental costs, rather than abstract existential risks or geopolitical races.