- 71% of American citizens believe that AI could lead to permanent job loss
- Only one in three thinks that AI is useful in education
- Unemployment rates are largely unchanged
A new PK Press Club/ The IPSOS study found that almost half (47%) of Americans think that AI is bad for humanity, and in terms of more than jobs.
The study added how nearly three out of four Americans (71%) concern AI will lead to permanent job loss, many divided on the role of AI in education (only 36% think that it will help).
In addition to jobs, American citizens are concerned about the wider implications of AI within society, including political chaos, military uses and even the risk for humanity.
American citizens are not so sure of the future of AI
Even more citizens are concerned about the interruption of AI to disrupt political systems (77%) via Deepfakes and other disinformation campaigns, with about half (48%) opposing the military use of AI to decide on strike targets.
Although workers and consumers largely recognize the advantages of AI productivity, they are mainly concerns about the abusive use of artificial intelligence, with harmful applications such as false medical information, racist content and IA robots cited in the study.
Users are also increasingly aware of the impacts on the sustainability of the AI, with three out of five (61%) concerned with the high demand for electricity in AI data centers.
Despite a 12% decrease in data centers emissions in its latest sustainability report, Google warned a 27% increase in energy demand due to intensive calculation demands – and other companies in this space are all faced with similar challenges.
The concerns cover all areas of AI, but with workers still sharing early concerns that AI could replace jobs, industries have not yet proven this theory.
The licensees of the technological sector have cost hundreds of thousands of jobs since the launch of chatgpt and subsequent AI tools, but with the American unemployment rates remaining quite stable (4.2% in July 2025), which we see more than widespread job losses is a change in jobs – as some become redundant, new roles open.
