Americans Fear Job Losses Due to AI But Hope for Cancer, Alzheimer’s Cures: Anthropic Survey
Summary
A large Anthropic poll of nearly 52,000 Americans found sharp ambivalence about AI. People are hopeful about major benefits, especially curing diseases like cancer or Alzheimer’s and helping people with disabilities, but they are more worried about disruption than excited by day-to-day uses. The biggest fear is job loss: 64% worry AI will displace workers, making it the top concern across parties and states. Trust in AI companies is very low: only 15% trust them to decide how the technology is built and used, far below trust in independent experts or government institutions. Most Americans want government oversight, with strong bipartisan support for regulation, especially on privacy, child safety, and corporate accountability for harms.
