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Americans Fear Job Losses Due to AI But Hope for Cancer, Alzheimer’s Cures: Anthropic Survey
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A sweeping new poll by Anthropic—the Claude maker that recently filed to go public —finds that Americans hold strikingly contradictory views on artificial intelligence: They’re eager for its potential to cure disease and improve lives, yet deeply anxious about the economic and social disruption it may bring, and profoundly skeptical of the companies building it.
Key facts
- Over 70% of those surveyed said the government should play a role in regulating AI, with support running from 79% among Democrats to 68% among Republicans
- The survey, which Anthropic is calling the "Public Record," gathered responses from nearly 52,000 Americans in late 2025, making it one of the largest national polls on AI attitudes to date
- Job loss emerged as the dominant fear, with 64% of respondents expressing worry about AI-driven displacement—a concern that was the top-ranked fear among both Democrats and Republicans, and in every
- On the hopeful side, nearly half of Americans said curing diseases like cancer or Alzheimer's ranked among their top three wishes for AI, followed by helping people with disabilities at 36%
Summary
Nearly half of Americans hope AI will cure diseases, but job loss is the top fear across all political affiliations, education levels, and states. Trust in AI companies is strikingly low—15% of Americans trust them to make decisions about AI development, ranking below even the federal government. Support for government regulation of AI is broad and bipartisan, with over 70% of Americans favoring oversight, especially on privacy, child safety, and corporate liability. The survey, which Anthropic is calling the "Public Record," gathered responses from nearly 52,000 Americans in late 2025, making it one of the largest national polls on AI attitudes to date.