Survey Reveals Growing Concerns About AI's Negative Impact on Jobs and Economy

Voters Increasingly Think Artificial Intelligence Will Hurt the Economy There is little consensus about the impact of artificial intelligence on the American job market, with some analyses finding minimal impact and others predicting catastrophic job loss .

A previous Data for Progress survey examined how voters’ general perceptions of AI vary across demographic and partisan lines. In a new survey , Data for Progress asked voters more specifically about how they think AI will impact the economy — including its impact on the employment rate, voters’ ability to keep their own jobs, and the wealth of

“everyday people.” The survey finds that voters think AI will have mostly negative implications for the U.S. economy.  A plurality of voters (46%) think that AI is likely to hurt the American economy, while only 28% think it is likely to help.

This is a notable change from December 2025, when voters were about evenly split between thinking AI would hurt (37%) or help (36%) the economy. This shift is particularly pronounced among Democrats: The percentage of Democrats believing AI will hurt the economy has risen from 34% in December 2025 to 53% in the new survey.