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New Poll: Voters Fear AI Will Make The American Dream Even Harder To Reach

People aren’t worried about robot overlords; they’re worried about paying the mortgage.

New Poll: Voters Fear AI Will Make The American Dream Even Harder To Reach
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Forty percent of American voters believe AI will make achieving the American Dream even harder to reach. That is more than double the 16% of voters who see AI as helpful. And this isn’t abstract technophobia. This is a window into the profound anxiety many feel about economic security in an era when the traditional pathways to prosperity already seem increasingly out of reach.

A recent Rainey Center national poll of 2,011 likely voters reveals a pervasive pessimism about artificial intelligence (AI), along with deeper concerns about a rigged system.

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