About the Polls 

California: The poll surveyed 1094 respondents on May 18. The poll was conducted in English, and its margin of error is ±5.2 percentage points.

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Iowa: The poll surveyed 568 respondents on April 15 to April 18. The poll was conducted in English, and its margin of error is ±6.4 percentage points.

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Massachusetts: The poll surveyed 769 respondents from April 01 to May 13. The poll was conducted in English, and its margin of error is ±6.4 percentage points.

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Michigan: The poll surveyed 772 respondents from April 21 to April 25. The poll was conducted in English, and its margin of error is ±7.9 percentage points.

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New Mexico: The poll surveyed 612 respondents from April 01 to April 28. The poll was conducted in English, and its margin of error is ±7.3 percentage points.

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Texas: The poll surveyed 730 respondents from March 05 to March 06. The poll was conducted in English, and its margin of error is ±6.3 percentage points.

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Virginia: The poll surveyed 654 respondents from March 22 to March 26. The poll was conducted in English, and its margin of error is ±5.9 percentage points.

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About the Artificial Intelligence Policy Institute

The Artificial Intelligence Policy Institute is an AI policy and research think tank founded by Daniel Colson to advocate for ethical oversight of AI for mitigating potential catastrophic risks posed by AI. AIPI’s core mission is to demonstrate that the general public has valid concerns about the future of AI and is looking for regulation and guidance from their elected representatives. If politicians want to represent the American people effectively, they must act aggressively to regulate AI’s next phases of development. AIPI seeks to work with the media and policymakers to inform them of the risks of artificial intelligence and develop policies that mitigate risks from emerging technology while still benefiting from artificial intelligence.

While much of the public discussion has been oriented around AI’s potential to take away jobs, AIPI will be focused on centering the importance of policies designed to prevent catastrophic outcomes and mitigate the risk of extinction. Currently, most of the AI space comprises those with a vested interest in advancing AI or are academics. The AI space lacks an organization to both gauge and shape public opinion on the issues—as well as to recommend legislation on the matter— and AIPI will fill that role. 

Ultimately, policymakers are political actors, so the country needs an institution that can speak the language of public opinion sentiment. AIPI’s mission is about being able to channel how Americans feel about artificial intelligence and pressure lawmakers to take action.

AIPI will build relationships with lawmakers by using polling to establish AIPI as a subject matter expert on AI safety and policy issues. Politicians are incentivized to support AI slowdown policies due to the strong majority of voters supporting slowdown and regulation. But AI is currently less salient as a political issue than other topics, as so far, there have only been moderate impacts from emerging AI tech. 

AI technological advancement is and will continue to be an evolving situation, and politicians, the media, and everyday Americans need real-time information to make sense of it all. AIPI’s polling will show where people stand on new developments and provide crucial policy recommendations for policymakers.