Q&A: Do AI and bogus respondents threaten polling’s future?
Courtney Kennedy, vice president of methods and innovation, answers some common questions about the current polling landscape in the U.S.
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How People Around the World View AI
Most adults across 25 countries are aware of AI, and people are generally more concerned than excited about its effects on daily life.
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4. Trust in the EU, U.S. and China to regulate use of AI
More people across 25 countries trust the EU to regulate AI effectively than trust the U.S. or China.
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How Americans View AI and Its Impact on People and Society
Americans are worried about using AI more in daily life, seeing harm to human creativity and relationships. But they’re open to AI use in weather forecasting, medicine and other data-heavy tasks.
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Synthetic surveys and ‘timely and topical’ questions
Synthetic surveys fail to replicate public opinion on timely and topical issues in early 2026, including presidential approval and views of data centers.
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Republicans, Democrats now equally concerned about AI in daily life, but views on regulation differ
Overall, 44% of U.S. adults say they trust the U.S. a lot or some to regulate the use of AI effectively, while 47% have little to no trust in the U.S. to do this.
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1. AI awareness around the world
A median of 34% of adults in 25 countries have heard a lot about AI, with frequent internet users and younger people among the likeliest to say so.
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3. Trust in own country to regulate use of AI
A median of 55% of adults in 25 countries trust in their country to regulate AI effectively. Trust is highest in India and lowest in Greece.
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How synthetic polling results change based on the AI model
Survey experiments with Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.1 each paint a very different picture of U.S. public opinion, neither of which reflect reality.
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About 1 in 5 U.S. workers now use AI in their job, up since last year
Workers younger than 50 and workers with a bachelor’s degree or more education are among the most likely to use AI in their job.