New Polls: AIPI Releases Recent Polls on AI Public Opinion in California, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, and Virginia

Read the full toplines of AIPI’s latest round of polls.
New Poll Reveals Overwhelming Support To Rein in AI’s Use of Public Data, Shows Concern Over AI Job Displacement and Energy Consumption

Concern over job displacement jumped +14 percent after hearing AI-generated music, with nearly 50 percent saying the song was more advanced than they thought AI was capable of
Voters Favor Caution with Dual-Use AI, Say Potential Do Not Make Up For Serious Risks, Poll Shows

Poll Also Shows That Voters Who Think AI is Powerful Want More Restrictions. AIPI Also Tests Voters Reactions to Fake AI Audio — and Whether Respondents Believe Deep Fakes, Even When Told They Aren’t Real.
Poll: American Voters Support Liability For Companies That Produce Political Deepfakes, FCC Making Robocalls Illegal

As deceptive usage of artificial intelligence skyrockets during the 2024 election cycle, a new poll from Artificial Intelligence Policy Institute (AIPI) shows the overwhelming majority of Americans support holding AI companies, rather than just individuals, liable for misleading AI-generated content.
New Poll: Vast Majority of New Yorkers Support AI Regulation, Split on Gov. Hochul’s ‘Empire AI’ Computing Center

The decisive majority of New Yorkers support regulations of artificial intelligence and efforts to crack down on AI model creators, while they oppose efforts to promote the proliferation of and more widespread access to AI, a new poll from the Artificial Intelligence Policy Institute (AIPI) finds.
New Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Concerned About AI’s Impact On Children, Support Restrictions On Open-Source Models

71% agree that powerful image models, like the ones used to generate child pornography, should not be open-sourced, and 63% of voters believe AI model creators should be held liable when used to create illicit materials as opposed to individual actors.
Poll: 84% of Americans Supporting Making Non-Consensual AI-Generated Porn Illegal Amid Taylor Swift Deepfake Controversy

The new survey shows overwhelming support for increased federal oversight of individuals and private companies who use artificial intelligence to generate non-consensual deepfake pornography.
New Poll: Voters Prefer Candidates Who Want to Regulate AI Over Those Who Take Hands-Off Approach

More than 75% voters prefer a candidate who supports regulating AI, while less than 25% prefer one who takes a permissive approach to the issue, as similar shares see the issue growing in political importance for them in the future
NEW POLL: Voters Support NYT’s Lawsuit vs. OpenAI, Want Congressional Action on AI in 2024, Disclosures on AI Use in Political Ads, Slowdown on AI Development

Voters are supportive of NYT’s lawsuit against OpenAI, with 59% of voters agreeing and just 18% disagreeing that AI companies should not be allowed to use their content to train models and 70% agreeing that AI companies should compensate news outlets if they want to use their articles to train their models
Poll: Voters Support Bringing EU-Style AI Regulations to the US, Prioritizing Safety Over Speed in Research

The new survey shows overwhelming support for increased federal oversight of AI and private companies, a slowdown of dangerous research, and even an emergency response capacity to shut down the most risky AI development