Why is the U.S. public so much more negative on AI than almost anyone else? Well, I think the fact that the U.S. AI industry is being lead by a bunch of very visible, crazy weirdos who talk about how AI will take everyone’s job and maybe kill us all the time is a pretty key factor.
People around the world have interestingly divergent opinions on AI - but most agree that they expect it to cause more job loss than growth: www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/...