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Americans' Support for AI Development -- Measured Daily with Open Data and Methods

Computers and Society 2025-06-16 v4

Abstract

The rapid development of artificial intelligence should be accompanied by measurement of public sentiment at high temporal resolution. Accordingly, here I present analysis of daily repeated surveys beginning April 18, 2024 (total N=4067). The results indicate that in the population of American adults, support for further development of artificial intelligence was modestly positive and increased a statistically reliable amount over the past year. Female and low-trust respondents reported less support, however, both also displayed growing support over time. Republicans increased support at a faster rate than Democrats, pointing to potential polarization. These findings underscore the need for continuous, high-frequency surveys to accurately track shifts in public opinion on transformative technologies like AI.

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@article{arxiv.2412.05163,
  title  = {Americans' Support for AI Development -- Measured Daily with Open Data and Methods},
  author = {Jason Jeffrey Jones},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.05163},
  year   = {2025}
}
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