A recent Gallup poll found Americans are becoming more skeptical of AI as they become more familiar with it.
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On with Kara SwisherAug 10, 2026
Gallup's July 28, 2026 report 'Americans Cool Toward AI' found that familiarity with AI rose (70% say they are knowledgeable, up from 64% in 2024) while attitudes turned more skeptical, with more Americans saying AI does more harm than good and perceptions more negative especially among young adults.
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… Yeah, okay, you're right. I had no for a long time, I had no. You'll just go right to the glasses. AI, in particular, the backlash is real, though. We did just an episode about data centers that were flashpoint across the country in the midterms, uhm, and a recent Gallup poll found Americans are becoming more skeptical of AI, not less, as they become more familiar with it, and it's especially true of young people. My both sons have great worries about it. Who's to blame for that growing enthusiasm gap, then, and how would you try to bridge it as governor? …
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Supports. Gallup's Bentley University-Gallup report says Americans' familiarity with AI grew (64% to 70% knowledgeable from 2024 to 2026), but their previously improving attitudes toward AI 'lost momentum' and turned skeptical.[2][3]
Supports. The share of Americans saying AI does more harm than good rose from 31% in 2025 to 39% in 2026, with perceptions described as more negative particularly among young adults, matching the claim's 'especially young people' framing.[2][3]
Context. A later Gallup/SCSP report (September 2026) says AI knowledge and use rose while overall trust in AI stayed flat, which is consistent with the cooling-attitudes picture but does not directly restate the skepticism finding.[4]
Context. The financial-guidance Gallup/Edward Jones survey (AP, August 7, 2026) addresses trust in AI for money advice and does not bear directly on the familiarity-skepticism finding.[1]
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- 1Some US adults are using AI for financial guidance but few trust it, Gallup poll findsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Americans Cool Toward AInews.gallup.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Gallup: “Americans Cool Toward AI: After Two Years of ...infodocket.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4SCSP_Gallup_Report_2026_Pre...gallup.com · not rated · cited for: context
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