Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	90%	90%	89%	89%
Google Gemini	87%	84%	81%	81%
Meta AI / Llama	63%	64%	69%	70%
Microsoft Copilot	68%	65%	64%	67%
Claude (Anthropic)	59%	48%	50%	49%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	58%	50%	48%	50%
DeepSeek	39%	29%	30%	27%
Perplexity	29%	30%	28%	19%
None of the above	5%	3%	5%	4%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	82%	92%	92%	97%
Google Gemini	78%	84%	88%	85%
Meta AI / Llama	66%	67%	63%	72%
Microsoft Copilot	54%	68%	75%	75%
Claude (Anthropic)	34%	54%	59%	66%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	38%	52%	62%	64%
DeepSeek	23%	33%	34%	38%
Perplexity	22%	27%	31%	32%
None of the above	9%	3%	1%	0%

Response	Male	Female
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	90%	90%
Google Gemini	84%	83%
Meta AI / Llama	68%	65%
Microsoft Copilot	72%	60%
Claude (Anthropic)	60%	42%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	62%	41%
DeepSeek	38%	24%
Perplexity	33%	21%
None of the above	3%	5%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	83%	92%	94%
Google Gemini	79%	86%	85%
Meta AI / Llama	65%	68%	67%
Microsoft Copilot	53%	68%	77%
Claude (Anthropic)	35%	50%	68%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	37%	55%	63%
DeepSeek	23%	33%	37%
Perplexity	21%	28%	32%
None of the above	7%	3%	2%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	91%	89%	89%
Google Gemini	88%	86%	76%
Meta AI / Llama	66%	68%	66%
Microsoft Copilot	71%	66%	61%
Claude (Anthropic)	55%	53%	45%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	52%	55%	46%
DeepSeek	32%	33%	27%
Perplexity	29%	28%	24%
None of the above	4%	5%	4%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	91%	86%	89%	87%
Google Gemini	83%	85%	82%	85%
Meta AI / Llama	68%	64%	65%	68%
Microsoft Copilot	66%	60%	63%	74%
Claude (Anthropic)	53%	37%	45%	65%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	53%	34%	51%	62%
DeepSeek	29%	24%	32%	45%
Perplexity	25%	26%	24%	43%
None of the above	4%	5%	4%	5%

Recent AI Tool Use

Which of the following AI tools or models have you personally used in the past 30 days?

Select all that apply.

(N = 1,622)

Shown if respondent has heard of at least one AI tool or model

Google Gemini

46%

ChatGPT (OpenAI)

45%

None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days

28%

Microsoft Copilot

20%

Meta AI / Llama

11%

Claude (Anthropic)

Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)

Perplexity

DeepSeek

Demographic Crosstabs

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Google Gemini	55%	46%	46%	38%
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	53%	52%	43%	32%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	20%	22%	30%	40%
Microsoft Copilot	19%	23%	21%	18%
Meta AI / Llama	12%	13%	12%	7%
Claude (Anthropic)	13%	10%	8%	4%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	13%	7%	5%	7%
Perplexity	4%	5%	5%	3%
DeepSeek	5%	3%	2%	1%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
Google Gemini	44%	45%	50%	46%
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	37%	46%	47%	62%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	31%	29%	24%	21%
Microsoft Copilot	14%	21%	23%	30%
Meta AI / Llama	14%	12%	6%	10%
Claude (Anthropic)	6%	8%	10%	18%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	6%	7%	11%	10%
Perplexity	4%	5%	4%	5%
DeepSeek	2%	3%	1%	4%

Response	Male	Female
Google Gemini	50%	42%
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	44%	47%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	24%	31%
Microsoft Copilot	25%	16%
Meta AI / Llama	12%	10%
Claude (Anthropic)	12%	6%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	11%	5%
Perplexity	5%	3%
DeepSeek	3%	2%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
Google Gemini	46%	47%	45%
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	39%	46%	52%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	30%	27%	25%
Microsoft Copilot	14%	20%	26%
Meta AI / Llama	15%	11%	8%
Claude (Anthropic)	5%	7%	14%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	7%	10%	7%
Perplexity	5%	4%	4%
DeepSeek	4%	2%	2%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
Google Gemini	46%	50%	40%
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	44%	46%	46%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	27%	27%	30%
Microsoft Copilot	22%	19%	20%
Meta AI / Llama	11%	11%	11%
Claude (Anthropic)	11%	9%	6%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	5%	7%	11%
Perplexity	4%	5%	5%
DeepSeek	4%	2%	2%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
Google Gemini	41%	51%	52%	54%
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	42%	52%	50%	51%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	30%	23%	23%	27%
Microsoft Copilot	19%	18%	25%	24%
Meta AI / Llama	10%	22%	11%	8%
Claude (Anthropic)	8%	6%	6%	19%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	6%	5%	15%	7%
Perplexity	4%	7%	5%	4%
DeepSeek	1%	7%	4%	4%

Most-Used AI Tool

Which of the following AI tools or models have you used the most in the past 30 days?

(N = 1,158)

Shown if respondent has used at least one AI tool or model in the past 30 days

40%

39%

ChatGPT (OpenAI)Google GeminiMicrosoft CopilotClaude (Anthropic)Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)PerplexityMeta AI / LlamaDeepSeekNone — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days

Demographic Crosstabs

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	37%	47%	36%	33%
Google Gemini	40%	33%	45%	42%
Microsoft Copilot	8%	7%	10%	14%
Claude (Anthropic)	7%	4%	2%	2%
Meta AI / Llama	5%	4%	3%	3%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	2%	2%	1%	4%
Perplexity	0%	2%	2%	2%
DeepSeek	1%	0%	0%	0%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	0%	0%	0%	0%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	37%	40%	38%	47%
Google Gemini	39%	39%	43%	32%
Microsoft Copilot	9%	9%	8%	11%
Claude (Anthropic)	3%	3%	6%	7%
Meta AI / Llama	7%	4%	1%	1%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	4%	2%	4%	1%
Perplexity	2%	2%	1%	0%
DeepSeek	0%	1%	0%	1%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	0%	0%	0%	0%

Response	Male	Female
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	33%	46%
Google Gemini	40%	38%
Microsoft Copilot	10%	8%
Claude (Anthropic)	6%	2%
Meta AI / Llama	5%	3%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	4%	1%
Perplexity	2%	1%
DeepSeek	1%	0%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	0%	0%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	37%	39%	42%
Google Gemini	45%	39%	33%
Microsoft Copilot	5%	11%	12%
Claude (Anthropic)	2%	2%	7%
Meta AI / Llama	7%	3%	2%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	2%	3%	3%
Perplexity	2%	2%	1%
DeepSeek	0%	0%	1%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	0%	0%	0%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	39%	38%	42%
Google Gemini	41%	40%	35%
Microsoft Copilot	10%	9%	9%
Claude (Anthropic)	5%	4%	3%
Meta AI / Llama	3%	4%	5%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	1%	2%	5%
Perplexity	1%	2%	2%
DeepSeek	1%	1%	0%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	0%	0%	0%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
ChatGPT (OpenAI)	39%	44%	39%	39%
Google Gemini	38%	37%	42%	37%
Microsoft Copilot	10%	5%	10%	11%
Claude (Anthropic)	5%	0%	2%	10%
Meta AI / Llama	3%	9%	3%	1%
Grok (xAI / Elon Musk)	2%	2%	3%	1%
Perplexity	2%	1%	1%	2%
DeepSeek	1%	1%	0%	0%
None — I have not used any AI tool in the past 30 days	0%	0%	0%	0%

AI Usage Frequency

In general, how often do you use AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Copilot?

(N = 1,690)

17%

12%

20%

12%

24%

Several times per dayAbout once a dayA few times a weekAbout once a weekA few times a monthLess than once a monthNever

Demographic Crosstabs

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Several times per day	17%	23%	16%	10%
About once a day	16%	11%	11%	10%
A few times a week	22%	20%	19%	17%
About once a week	10%	6%	7%	5%
A few times a month	6%	9%	8%	11%
Less than once a month	12%	12%	12%	14%
Never	16%	19%	26%	34%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
Several times per day	16%	16%	18%	23%
About once a day	11%	10%	17%	16%
A few times a week	19%	22%	14%	19%
About once a week	6%	6%	11%	6%
A few times a month	6%	9%	9%	12%
Less than once a month	13%	13%	10%	10%
Never	28%	24%	21%	15%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
Several times per day	16%	13%	21%
About once a day	12%	10%	13%
A few times a week	17%	23%	19%
About once a week	7%	7%	6%
A few times a month	8%	10%	9%
Less than once a month	12%	14%	11%
Never	28%	22%	20%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
Several times per day	16%	19%	16%
About once a day	13%	10%	12%
A few times a week	20%	18%	22%
About once a week	6%	8%	5%
A few times a month	8%	9%	9%
Less than once a month	14%	12%	10%
Never	23%	24%	25%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
Several times per day	17%	22%	16%	16%
About once a day	9%	15%	16%	16%
A few times a week	19%	18%	22%	18%
About once a week	6%	6%	6%	12%
A few times a month	9%	12%	8%	5%
Less than once a month	14%	10%	11%	11%
Never	26%	18%	21%	23%

Attitudes Toward AI

To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about AI?

(N = 1,690)

Total

Strongly agreeSomewhat agree

Somewhat disagreeStrongly disagree

Total

I feel anxious about the rise of AI60%

40%

I’m excited about the possibilities AI brings to my life47%

53%

I feel confident I can keep up with changes driven by AI51%

48%

AI will lead to fewer job opportunities in the future72%

28%

I trust AI tools to give me accurate information45%

55%

AI has made my daily life easier50%

50%

AI is having a positive impact on society overall41%

60%

AI threatens human connection and authentic relationships73%

28%

I worry about losing control over decisions that affect my life due to AI48%

52%

Demographic Crosstabs

I feel anxious about the rise of AI

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat agree	45%	40%	33%	40%
Somewhat disagree	24%	25%	29%	24%
Strongly agree	21%	19%	22%	24%
Strongly disagree	10%	17%	16%	11%

I’m excited about the possibilities AI brings to my life

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat agree	39%	37%	35%	31%
Somewhat disagree	31%	27%	29%	32%
Strongly disagree	19%	21%	23%	29%
Strongly agree	11%	16%	13%	8%

I feel confident I can keep up with changes driven by AI

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat agree	48%	43%	38%	33%
Somewhat disagree	30%	27%	34%	36%
Strongly disagree	11%	15%	20%	24%
Strongly agree	10%	15%	9%	7%

AI will lead to fewer job opportunities in the future

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat agree	47%	40%	40%	39%
Strongly agree	25%	32%	31%	33%
Somewhat disagree	24%	17%	22%	21%
Strongly disagree	4%	10%	7%	7%

I trust AI tools to give me accurate information

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat agree	38%	41%	37%	38%
Somewhat disagree	37%	29%	34%	35%
Strongly disagree	20%	21%	22%	24%
Strongly agree	5%	9%	6%	3%

AI has made my daily life easier

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat agree	49%	41%	36%	31%
Somewhat disagree	22%	24%	29%	32%
Strongly disagree	17%	22%	26%	29%
Strongly agree	11%	13%	9%	8%

AI is having a positive impact on society overall

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat disagree	39%	30%	37%	39%
Somewhat agree	33%	34%	33%	33%
Strongly disagree	21%	26%	23%	23%
Strongly agree	6%	10%	7%	5%

AI threatens human connection and authentic relationships

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat agree	37%	40%	37%	40%
Strongly agree	36%	30%	36%	34%
Somewhat disagree	22%	18%	21%	19%
Strongly disagree	6%	11%	6%	6%

I worry about losing control over decisions that affect my life due to AI

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat agree	37%	30%	28%	32%
Somewhat disagree	32%	31%	29%	29%
Strongly disagree	19%	24%	25%	19%
Strongly agree	12%	15%	18%	20%

AI Anxiety by Area

How much anxiety, if any, do you feel about AI’s implications in each of the following areas?

(N = 1,690)

A great deal of anxiety

Some anxiety

A little anxiety

No anxiety

Employment and job security

A great deal of anxiety

19%

Some anxiety

30%

A little anxiety

25%

No anxiety

26%

Privacy and personal data

A great deal of anxiety

33%

Some anxiety

33%

A little anxiety

21%

No anxiety

13%

Authenticity of information and media

A great deal of anxiety

33%

Some anxiety

34%

A little anxiety

20%

No anxiety

13%

Human relationships and social connection

A great deal of anxiety

29%

Some anxiety

31%

A little anxiety

22%

No anxiety

17%

Government and political decision-making

A great deal of anxiety

32%

Some anxiety

32%

A little anxiety

20%

No anxiety

16%

Mental health and emotional wellbeing

A great deal of anxiety

25%

Some anxiety

31%

A little anxiety

25%

No anxiety

19%

Demographic Crosstabs

Employment and job security

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Some anxiety	39%	31%	27%	23%
No anxiety	12%	22%	32%	36%
A little anxiety	29%	26%	21%	24%
A great deal of anxiety	20%	21%	20%	16%

Privacy and personal data

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Some anxiety	46%	31%	26%	32%
A great deal of anxiety	23%	34%	39%	37%
A little anxiety	20%	21%	22%	20%
No anxiety	10%	15%	14%	12%

Authenticity of information and media

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Some anxiety	36%	33%	31%	39%
A great deal of anxiety	32%	31%	37%	32%
A little anxiety	19%	22%	20%	18%
No anxiety	13%	14%	12%	11%

Human relationships and social connection

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Some anxiety	38%	30%	26%	30%
A great deal of anxiety	24%	29%	35%	30%
A little anxiety	27%	22%	21%	20%
No anxiety	11%	19%	19%	20%

Government and political decision-making

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Some anxiety	40%	34%	25%	30%
A great deal of anxiety	23%	30%	37%	39%
A little anxiety	20%	21%	22%	16%
No anxiety	17%	15%	16%	16%

Mental health and emotional wellbeing

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Some anxiety	41%	28%	27%	30%
A little anxiety	31%	25%	22%	24%
A great deal of anxiety	18%	26%	30%	25%
No anxiety	10%	21%	22%	22%

AI Excitement by Area

How excited, if at all, are you about AI’s potential benefits in each of the following areas?

(N = 1,690)

Very excited

Somewhat excited

Not very excited

Not at all excited

Work productivity

Very excited

14%

Somewhat excited

36%

Not very excited

28%

Not at all excited

22%

Healthcare and medicine

Very excited

20%

Somewhat excited

37%

Not very excited

23%

Not at all excited

19%

Education

Very excited

14%

Somewhat excited

32%

Not very excited

30%

Not at all excited

25%

Creative expression (art, writing, music)

Very excited

13%

Somewhat excited

27%

Not very excited

28%

Not at all excited

33%

Scientific research

Very excited

22%

Somewhat excited

39%

Not very excited

21%

Not at all excited

17%

Climate and environmental solutions

Very excited

15%

Somewhat excited

32%

Not very excited

28%

Not at all excited

26%

Demographic Crosstabs

Work productivity

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat excited	46%	37%	31%	32%
Not very excited	25%	25%	28%	34%
Not at all excited	14%	20%	28%	26%
Very excited	15%	18%	14%	9%

Healthcare and medicine

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat excited	40%	40%	32%	36%
Not very excited	26%	22%	25%	21%
Very excited	18%	20%	21%	22%
Not at all excited	16%	18%	23%	20%

Education

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat excited	34%	33%	26%	33%
Not very excited	30%	27%	34%	29%
Not at all excited	25%	23%	25%	27%
Very excited	11%	17%	14%	11%

Creative expression (art, writing, music)

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Not at all excited	41%	30%	32%	30%
Not very excited	22%	25%	28%	37%
Somewhat excited	26%	27%	29%	26%
Very excited	11%	18%	12%	8%

Scientific research

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat excited	41%	42%	35%	39%
Very excited	14%	24%	23%	25%
Not very excited	28%	19%	21%	18%
Not at all excited	16%	15%	21%	18%

Climate and environmental solutions

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat excited	34%	34%	28%	29%
Not very excited	26%	26%	30%	30%
Not at all excited	27%	24%	28%	26%
Very excited	13%	16%	14%	15%

Support for AI Regulations

To what extent do you support or oppose each of the following AI regulations?

(N = 1,690)

Total

Strongly supportSupport

OpposeStrongly oppose

Total

Requiring AI companies to publicly disclose the results of safety testing for their most powerful AI systems89%

11%

Requiring AI companies to have their most powerful AI systems reviewed by independent, third-party evaluators before deployment89%

12%

giving the federal government the authority to block the release of an AI system if it is found to pose a risk81%

19%

Demographic Crosstabs

Requiring AI companies to publicly disclose the results of safety testing for their most powerful AI systems

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Strongly support	47%	52%	57%	63%
Support	36%	36%	33%	33%
Oppose	15%	8%	7%	3%
Strongly oppose	2%	5%	3%	1%

Requiring AI companies to have their most powerful AI systems reviewed by independent, third-party evaluators before deployment

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Strongly support	45%	51%	54%	60%
Support	39%	35%	37%	34%
Oppose	15%	9%	6%	5%
Strongly oppose	1%	5%	3%	1%

giving the federal government the authority to block the release of an AI system if it is found to pose a risk

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Strongly support	41%	40%	47%	52%
Support	39%	37%	35%	32%
Oppose	17%	15%	13%	12%
Strongly oppose	3%	8%	6%	5%

AI-Related Concerns

To what extent are you concerned about each of the following?

(N = 1,690)

Very concerned

Somewhat concerned

Not at all concerned

AI being used to help develop biological or chemical weapons

Very concerned

48%

Somewhat concerned

39%

Not at all concerned

13%

AI leading to job loss

Very concerned

47%

Somewhat concerned

40%

Not at all concerned

13%

AI being used to launch large-scale cyberattacks on hospitals, power grids, or other critical infrastructure

Very concerned

51%

Somewhat concerned

39%

Not at all concerned

10%

AI systems acting in ways that humans can no longer control or shut down

Very concerned

46%

Somewhat concerned

39%

Not at all concerned

15%

AI accelerating the development of even more powerful AI in unpredictable ways

Very concerned

43%

Somewhat concerned

43%

Not at all concerned

14%

The United States falling behind China in AI development

Very concerned

25%

Somewhat concerned

40%

Not at all concerned

35%

Demographic Crosstabs

AI being used to help develop biological or chemical weapons

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Very concerned	34%	43%	55%	59%
Somewhat concerned	51%	40%	34%	33%
Not at all concerned	15%	17%	12%	8%

AI leading to job loss

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Very concerned	44%	45%	50%	47%
Somewhat concerned	42%	40%	37%	41%
Not at all concerned	14%	14%	13%	12%

AI being used to launch large-scale cyberattacks on hospitals, power grids, or other critical infrastructure

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Very concerned	42%	44%	59%	61%
Somewhat concerned	49%	42%	32%	33%
Not at all concerned	9%	14%	9%	6%

AI systems acting in ways that humans can no longer control or shut down

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Very concerned	34%	43%	52%	56%
Somewhat concerned	51%	38%	38%	30%
Not at all concerned	15%	19%	10%	14%

AI accelerating the development of even more powerful AI in unpredictable ways

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat concerned	55%	42%	43%	35%
Very concerned	29%	40%	48%	53%
Not at all concerned	15%	18%	9%	11%

The United States falling behind China in AI development

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat concerned	35%	38%	40%	48%
Not at all concerned	49%	40%	30%	24%
Very concerned	16%	22%	31%	29%

Q10

Motives Behind AI Proposals

AI companies have proposed regulations for the AI industry. Thinking about these proposals, which of the following best reflects your view?

(N = 1,690)

These proposals are primarily designed to protect the public — the companies are genuinely trying to prevent harm from AI

These proposals are primarily designed to benefit the companies — by shaping regulations in ways that favor established players and block competition

43%

These proposals are equally motivated by public interest and company self-interest

15%

I'm not sure / I don't have enough information to say

33%

Demographic Crosstabs

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
These proposals are primarily designed to protect the public — the companies are genuinely trying to prevent harm from AI	10%	9%	9%	8%
These proposals are primarily designed to benefit the companies — by shaping regulations in ways that favor established players and block competition	53%	43%	39%	39%
These proposals are equally motivated by public interest and company self-interest	12%	16%	15%	14%
I'm not sure / I don't have enough information to say	24%	32%	37%	38%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
These proposals are primarily designed to protect the public — the companies are genuinely trying to prevent harm from AI	10%	10%	5%	9%
These proposals are primarily designed to benefit the companies — by shaping regulations in ways that favor established players and block competition	37%	43%	49%	51%
These proposals are equally motivated by public interest and company self-interest	14%	16%	16%	9%
I'm not sure / I don't have enough information to say	39%	31%	30%	31%

Response	Male	Female
These proposals are primarily designed to protect the public — the companies are genuinely trying to prevent harm from AI	9%	9%
These proposals are primarily designed to benefit the companies — by shaping regulations in ways that favor established players and block competition	48%	39%
These proposals are equally motivated by public interest and company self-interest	16%	14%
I'm not sure / I don't have enough information to say	27%	39%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
These proposals are primarily designed to protect the public — the companies are genuinely trying to prevent harm from AI	10%	7%	11%
These proposals are primarily designed to benefit the companies — by shaping regulations in ways that favor established players and block competition	37%	47%	48%
These proposals are equally motivated by public interest and company self-interest	16%	16%	13%
I'm not sure / I don't have enough information to say	38%	31%	29%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
These proposals are primarily designed to protect the public — the companies are genuinely trying to prevent harm from AI	8%	8%	12%
These proposals are primarily designed to benefit the companies — by shaping regulations in ways that favor established players and block competition	53%	42%	36%
These proposals are equally motivated by public interest and company self-interest	15%	13%	17%
I'm not sure / I don't have enough information to say	25%	37%	35%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
These proposals are primarily designed to protect the public — the companies are genuinely trying to prevent harm from AI	7%	12%	13%	9%
These proposals are primarily designed to benefit the companies — by shaping regulations in ways that favor established players and block competition	44%	41%	41%	47%
These proposals are equally motivated by public interest and company self-interest	14%	12%	17%	16%
I'm not sure / I don't have enough information to say	34%	35%	30%	28%

Q11

Trust to Judge AI Safety

If you had to pick, who do you trust more to determine whether the model is safe?

(N = 1,690)

I trust the U.S. government

30%

I trust the AI company, Anthropic

14%

I’m not familiar enough with the situation to have an opinion.

56%

Demographic Crosstabs

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
I trust the U.S. government	34%	27%	28%	31%
I trust the AI company, Anthropic	13%	18%	12%	11%
I’m not familiar enough with the situation to have an opinion.	53%	55%	60%	58%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
I trust the U.S. government	23%	31%	36%	31%
I trust the AI company, Anthropic	12%	13%	18%	15%
I’m not familiar enough with the situation to have an opinion.	64%	56%	46%	55%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
I trust the U.S. government	31%	29%	30%
I trust the AI company, Anthropic	11%	12%	18%
I’m not familiar enough with the situation to have an opinion.	58%	59%	52%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
I trust the U.S. government	26%	27%	38%
I trust the AI company, Anthropic	16%	16%	9%
I’m not familiar enough with the situation to have an opinion.	58%	58%	53%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
I trust the U.S. government	29%	32%	32%	27%
I trust the AI company, Anthropic	15%	15%	12%	13%
I’m not familiar enough with the situation to have an opinion.	56%	53%	56%	61%

Q12

Authority Over AI Safety

Which of the following best reflects your general view on AI safety disputes between the government and AI companies?

(N = 1,690)

The government should generally have the final say, even if AI companies disagree

49%

AI companies should generally have the final say, since they understand the technology better than regulators

15%

I’m not sure

35%

Demographic Crosstabs

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
The government should generally have the final say, even if AI companies disagree	58%	45%	44%	52%
AI companies should generally have the final say, since they understand the technology better than regulators	19%	17%	14%	12%
I’m not sure	22%	38%	42%	35%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
The government should generally have the final say, even if AI companies disagree	40%	52%	56%	53%
AI companies should generally have the final say, since they understand the technology better than regulators	21%	13%	15%	10%
I’m not sure	39%	34%	29%	38%

Response	Male	Female
The government should generally have the final say, even if AI companies disagree	55%	44%
AI companies should generally have the final say, since they understand the technology better than regulators	16%	15%
I’m not sure	29%	41%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
The government should generally have the final say, even if AI companies disagree	46%	51%	51%
AI companies should generally have the final say, since they understand the technology better than regulators	19%	12%	14%
I’m not sure	34%	37%	35%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
The government should generally have the final say, even if AI companies disagree	53%	45%	52%
AI companies should generally have the final say, since they understand the technology better than regulators	15%	16%	16%
I’m not sure	32%	39%	33%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
The government should generally have the final say, even if AI companies disagree	50%	48%	49%	49%
AI companies should generally have the final say, since they understand the technology better than regulators	14%	18%	17%	20%
I’m not sure	36%	34%	34%	31%

Q13

Personal Finances vs. Last Year

How would you describe your own personal financial situation today compared to one year ago?

(N = 1,690)

18%

44%

20%

10%

Much better offSomewhat better offAbout the sameSomewhat worse offMuch worse off

Demographic Crosstabs

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Much better off	5%	8%	8%	7%
Somewhat better off	27%	16%	18%	16%
About the same	44%	41%	43%	47%
Somewhat worse off	20%	22%	17%	22%
Much worse off	4%	12%	14%	9%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
Much better off	5%	9%	5%	8%
Somewhat better off	16%	17%	22%	23%
About the same	42%	43%	46%	49%
Somewhat worse off	20%	21%	22%	15%
Much worse off	16%	10%	5%	5%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
Much better off	7%	5%	8%
Somewhat better off	16%	19%	20%
About the same	43%	42%	46%
Somewhat worse off	20%	22%	20%
Much worse off	14%	11%	6%

Q14

Drivers of Financial Situation

To what extent has each of the following made your personal financial situation better or worse?

(N = 1,690)

Better

Worse

No Impact

President Trump’s policies

Better

19%

Worse

58%

No Impact

22%

Congressional Democrats

Better

12%

Worse

42%

No Impact

46%

Congressional Republicans

Better

17%

Worse

54%

No Impact

29%

The Federal Reserve

Better

10%

Worse

36%

No Impact

53%

AI Companies (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic)

Better

12%

Worse

25%

No Impact

63%

Big Technology Companies (e.g., Amazon, Google, Meta)

Better

17%

Worse

31%

No Impact

52%

My own personal decisions

Better

46%

Worse

22%

No Impact

32%

Demographic Crosstabs

President Trump’s policies

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Worse	72%	60%	51%	52%
No Impact	18%	23%	28%	20%
Better	10%	17%	21%	28%

Congressional Democrats

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
No Impact	59%	43%	42%	43%
Worse	25%	42%	50%	49%
Better	16%	15%	7%	8%

Congressional Republicans

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Worse	58%	57%	46%	54%
No Impact	29%	29%	35%	23%
Better	13%	14%	19%	23%

The Federal Reserve

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
No Impact	56%	50%	53%	56%
Worse	31%	41%	38%	33%
Better	12%	9%	9%	11%

AI Companies (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic)

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
No Impact	58%	59%	65%	70%
Worse	30%	28%	24%	20%
Better	12%	13%	11%	10%

Big Technology Companies (e.g., Amazon, Google, Meta)

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
No Impact	48%	48%	59%	56%
Worse	38%	35%	26%	24%
Better	13%	18%	15%	20%

My own personal decisions

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Better	47%	41%	45%	53%
No Impact	24%	35%	33%	34%
Worse	29%	25%	22%	13%

Q15

Stock-Transfer Proposal (Sanders)

Recently, Senator Bernie Sanders proposed legislation that would require artificial intelligence companies to transfer 50% of their stock to a fund owned by the American public. Do you support or oppose this proposal?

(N = 841)

Randomized split-sample experiment: this half of respondents saw the proposal attributed to Senator Bernie Sanders. Compare with the unnamed-sponsor version.

24%

40%

21%

15%

Strongly supportSomewhat supportSomewhat opposeStrongly oppose

Demographic Crosstabs

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Strongly support	22%	30%	21%	21%
Somewhat support	47%	39%	40%	36%
Somewhat oppose	24%	19%	19%	21%
Strongly oppose	6%	11%	19%	23%

Q16

Stock-Transfer Proposal (Unnamed)

Recently, a Senator proposed legislation that would require artificial intelligence companies to transfer 50% of their stock to a fund owned by the American public. Do you support or oppose this proposal?

(N = 849)

Randomized split-sample experiment: this half of respondents saw the identical proposal attributed only to “a Senator” (no name). Compare with the Sanders-attributed version.

21%

48%

20%

12%

Strongly supportSomewhat supportSomewhat opposeStrongly oppose

Demographic Crosstabs

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Strongly support	23%	25%	17%	16%
Somewhat support	58%	44%	49%	46%
Somewhat oppose	15%	21%	19%	22%
Strongly oppose	4%	10%	15%	17%

Q17

Industries: More Good or Harm

For each of the following types of companies, please indicate whether you think they do more good than harm, more harm than good, or about equal amounts of both.

(N = 1,690)

Much more good than harm

Somewhat more good than harm

About equal good and harm

Somewhat more harm than good

Much more harm than good

Artificial intelligence companies

Much more good than harm

Somewhat more good than harm

20%

About equal good and harm

37%

Somewhat more harm than good

19%

Much more harm than good

18%

Social media companies

Much more good than harm

Somewhat more good than harm

12%

About equal good and harm

33%

Somewhat more harm than good

32%

Much more harm than good

19%

Pharmaceutical companies

Much more good than harm

10%

Somewhat more good than harm

25%

About equal good and harm

34%

Somewhat more harm than good

20%

Much more harm than good

11%

Casinos

Much more good than harm

Somewhat more good than harm

About equal good and harm

30%

Somewhat more harm than good

29%

Much more harm than good

31%

Prediction markets (e.g., Kalshi, Polymarket)

Much more good than harm

Somewhat more good than harm

About equal good and harm

37%

Somewhat more harm than good

27%

Much more harm than good

26%

Banks and financial institutions

Much more good than harm

Somewhat more good than harm

30%

About equal good and harm

42%

Somewhat more harm than good

15%

Much more harm than good

Oil and gas companies

Much more good than harm

Somewhat more good than harm

18%

About equal good and harm

34%

Somewhat more harm than good

24%

Much more harm than good

16%

Tobacco companies

Much more good than harm

Somewhat more good than harm

About equal good and harm

19%

Somewhat more harm than good

23%

Much more harm than good

52%

Demographic Crosstabs

Artificial intelligence companies

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
About equal good and harm	40%	38%	35%	35%
Somewhat more good than harm	13%	18%	22%	27%
Somewhat more harm than good	19%	18%	19%	17%
Much more harm than good	19%	18%	16%	16%
Much more good than harm	8%	7%	7%	5%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
About equal good and harm	40%	36%	35%	35%
Somewhat more good than harm	14%	21%	26%	24%
Somewhat more harm than good	18%	19%	18%	17%
Much more harm than good	19%	18%	15%	18%
Much more good than harm	8%	6%	6%	5%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
About equal good and harm	41%	34%	35%
Somewhat more good than harm	16%	21%	24%
Somewhat more harm than good	18%	22%	17%
Much more harm than good	18%	17%	17%
Much more good than harm	7%	6%	7%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
About equal good and harm	35%	39%	36%
Somewhat more good than harm	19%	17%	26%
Somewhat more harm than good	19%	19%	17%
Much more harm than good	23%	18%	12%
Much more good than harm	5%	7%	9%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
About equal good and harm	35%	38%	40%	41%
Somewhat more good than harm	23%	23%	17%	11%
Somewhat more harm than good	20%	14%	17%	21%
Much more harm than good	18%	17%	17%	19%
Much more good than harm	5%	9%	9%	7%

Social media companies

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Somewhat more harm than good	37%	26%	29%	41%
About equal good and harm	35%	33%	36%	27%
Much more harm than good	13%	24%	19%	18%
Somewhat more good than harm	12%	11%	12%	11%
Much more good than harm	3%	7%	4%	3%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
Somewhat more harm than good	28%	33%	38%	30%
About equal good and harm	41%	32%	26%	26%
Much more harm than good	14%	19%	20%	30%
Somewhat more good than harm	12%	11%	12%	11%
Much more good than harm	5%	4%	4%	3%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
Somewhat more harm than good	28%	40%	32%
About equal good and harm	41%	32%	25%
Much more harm than good	15%	16%	26%
Somewhat more good than harm	11%	10%	13%
Much more good than harm	6%	3%	4%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
About equal good and harm	33%	33%	31%
Somewhat more harm than good	31%	33%	33%
Much more harm than good	20%	18%	19%
Somewhat more good than harm	11%	11%	13%
Much more good than harm	4%	5%	4%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
About equal good and harm	30%	45%	36%	28%
Somewhat more harm than good	35%	26%	29%	28%
Much more harm than good	21%	9%	15%	28%
Somewhat more good than harm	11%	10%	13%	14%
Much more good than harm	3%	11%	6%	2%

Pharmaceutical companies

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
About equal good and harm	38%	38%	32%	29%
Somewhat more good than harm	27%	20%	26%	27%
Somewhat more harm than good	20%	19%	19%	21%
Much more good than harm	11%	8%	10%	13%
Much more harm than good	4%	15%	14%	9%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
About equal good and harm	38%	35%	30%	31%
Somewhat more good than harm	18%	22%	33%	38%
Somewhat more harm than good	18%	23%	17%	12%
Much more good than harm	14%	8%	12%	9%
Much more harm than good	13%	11%	9%	9%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
About equal good and harm	40%	34%	29%
Somewhat more good than harm	20%	20%	33%
Somewhat more harm than good	18%	25%	18%
Much more harm than good	12%	14%	9%
Much more good than harm	10%	8%	12%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
About equal good and harm	34%	37%	31%
Somewhat more good than harm	28%	22%	25%
Somewhat more harm than good	21%	17%	21%
Much more harm than good	7%	13%	13%
Much more good than harm	10%	11%	10%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
About equal good and harm	32%	41%	36%	35%
Somewhat more good than harm	25%	20%	25%	28%
Somewhat more harm than good	21%	19%	19%	13%
Much more harm than good	11%	9%	10%	15%
Much more good than harm	10%	11%	10%	9%

Casinos

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Much more harm than good	38%	28%	28%	32%
Somewhat more harm than good	33%	24%	32%	31%
About equal good and harm	20%	35%	31%	29%
Somewhat more good than harm	6%	9%	7%	6%
Much more good than harm	3%	4%	2%	2%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
Much more harm than good	22%	29%	45%	36%
Somewhat more harm than good	29%	31%	24%	34%
About equal good and harm	36%	30%	23%	24%
Somewhat more good than harm	9%	7%	6%	5%
Much more good than harm	4%	3%	2%	2%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
Much more harm than good	24%	31%	38%
About equal good and harm	37%	32%	21%
Somewhat more harm than good	27%	27%	33%
Somewhat more good than harm	9%	7%	6%
Much more good than harm	3%	3%	3%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
Much more harm than good	32%	29%	33%
About equal good and harm	28%	32%	28%
Somewhat more harm than good	31%	30%	27%
Somewhat more good than harm	6%	6%	10%
Much more good than harm	3%	4%	3%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
About equal good and harm	27%	36%	36%	26%
Somewhat more harm than good	30%	36%	25%	26%
Much more harm than good	35%	13%	26%	38%
Somewhat more good than harm	6%	9%	10%	7%
Much more good than harm	2%	6%	3%	2%

Prediction markets (e.g., Kalshi, Polymarket)

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
About equal good and harm	32%	40%	39%	35%
Somewhat more harm than good	24%	24%	28%	32%
Much more harm than good	36%	22%	23%	27%
Somewhat more good than harm	5%	12%	6%	5%
Much more good than harm	3%	3%	4%	2%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
About equal good and harm	43%	37%	32%	30%
Much more harm than good	18%	24%	39%	32%
Somewhat more harm than good	26%	28%	21%	30%
Somewhat more good than harm	9%	8%	6%	5%
Much more good than harm	4%	3%	2%	2%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
About equal good and harm	45%	38%	28%
Somewhat more harm than good	25%	26%	29%
Much more harm than good	17%	26%	35%
Somewhat more good than harm	10%	7%	5%
Much more good than harm	4%	2%	3%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
About equal good and harm	34%	35%	41%
Somewhat more harm than good	23%	29%	27%
Much more harm than good	34%	25%	20%
Somewhat more good than harm	6%	6%	10%
Much more good than harm	3%	4%	2%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
About equal good and harm	36%	47%	35%	35%
Somewhat more harm than good	27%	28%	27%	23%
Much more harm than good	29%	9%	22%	34%
Somewhat more good than harm	6%	9%	12%	4%
Much more good than harm	2%	6%	4%	4%

Banks and financial institutions

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
About equal good and harm	41%	44%	41%	41%
Somewhat more good than harm	31%	22%	35%	36%
Somewhat more harm than good	18%	17%	11%	14%
Much more good than harm	9%	8%	6%	7%
Much more harm than good	2%	7%	7%	2%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
About equal good and harm	43%	44%	37%	38%
Somewhat more good than harm	27%	28%	37%	37%
Somewhat more harm than good	14%	16%	17%	13%
Much more good than harm	9%	8%	6%	9%
Much more harm than good	6%	5%	4%	3%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
About equal good and harm	45%	45%	37%
Somewhat more good than harm	26%	27%	36%
Somewhat more harm than good	16%	17%	14%
Much more good than harm	7%	6%	9%
Much more harm than good	6%	4%	4%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
About equal good and harm	41%	45%	39%
Somewhat more good than harm	31%	27%	33%
Somewhat more harm than good	15%	16%	14%
Much more good than harm	9%	7%	8%
Much more harm than good	4%	6%	5%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
About equal good and harm	41%	39%	43%	46%
Somewhat more good than harm	32%	31%	27%	25%
Somewhat more harm than good	15%	17%	15%	17%
Much more good than harm	7%	8%	9%	7%
Much more harm than good	4%	5%	6%	5%

Oil and gas companies

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
About equal good and harm	35%	37%	35%	29%
Somewhat more harm than good	30%	21%	23%	26%
Somewhat more good than harm	12%	14%	23%	25%
Much more harm than good	16%	21%	13%	12%
Much more good than harm	7%	8%	6%	7%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
About equal good and harm	38%	33%	31%	37%
Somewhat more harm than good	25%	25%	25%	22%
Somewhat more good than harm	14%	19%	21%	22%
Much more harm than good	16%	16%	17%	14%
Much more good than harm	7%	8%	7%	5%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
About equal good and harm	39%	33%	31%
Somewhat more harm than good	23%	28%	24%
Somewhat more good than harm	14%	18%	22%
Much more harm than good	17%	15%	16%
Much more good than harm	7%	6%	8%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
About equal good and harm	32%	35%	36%
Somewhat more harm than good	30%	25%	19%
Somewhat more good than harm	12%	17%	27%
Much more harm than good	21%	18%	8%
Much more good than harm	5%	6%	11%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
About equal good and harm	31%	41%	37%	43%
Somewhat more harm than good	26%	26%	22%	22%
Somewhat more good than harm	20%	15%	16%	12%
Much more harm than good	17%	10%	16%	17%
Much more good than harm	7%	8%	9%	6%

Tobacco companies

Response	18-29	30-49	50-64	65+
Much more harm than good	48%	50%	48%	61%
Somewhat more harm than good	24%	19%	26%	23%
About equal good and harm	22%	24%	18%	11%
Much more good than harm	4%	3%	4%	3%
Somewhat more good than harm	2%	4%	4%	2%

Response	< $50,000	$50,000-$99,999	$100,000 - $149,999	> $150,000
Much more harm than good	42%	51%	63%	61%
Somewhat more harm than good	23%	25%	18%	24%
About equal good and harm	28%	17%	14%	15%
Much more good than harm	4%	5%	2%	1%
Somewhat more good than harm	3%	3%	3%	0%

Response	HS or less	Some college/2-yr degree	4-yr/post-graduate degree
Much more harm than good	39%	55%	62%
Somewhat more harm than good	25%	23%	20%
About equal good and harm	27%	16%	13%
Much more good than harm	4%	3%	3%
Somewhat more good than harm	4%	2%	2%

Response	Democrat	Independent	Republican
Much more harm than good	60%	46%	50%
Somewhat more harm than good	22%	24%	23%
About equal good and harm	12%	25%	19%
Much more good than harm	4%	4%	3%
Somewhat more good than harm	2%	1%	5%

Response	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
Much more harm than good	57%	33%	44%	54%
Somewhat more harm than good	22%	31%	25%	17%
About equal good and harm	16%	26%	23%	21%
Much more good than harm	3%	5%	3%	7%
Somewhat more good than harm	2%	5%	5%	2%

Survey Details

📋 1,690 United States adults 📅 June 18-19, 2026

Verasight collected data for this project from June 18-19, 2026. The sample consists of 1,690 United States adults.

The sampling criteria for this survey were:1. US resident2. Adult (age 18+)

The selection criteria for the final sample were:1. Passed all data quality assurance checks, outlined below

The data are weighted to match the May 2026 Current Population Survey on age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status, as well as to a running three-year average of partisanship distributions from the Pew Research Center NPORS benchmarking surveys and population benchmarks of 2024 vote. The margin of sampling error, which accounts for the design effect and is calculated using the classical random sampling formula, is +/- 2.8%.

All respondents were recruited via email from the Verasight Community, which is composed of individuals recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting. All Verasight community members are verified via multi-step authentication, including providing an SMS response from a mobile phone registered with a major U.S. carrier (e.g., no VOIP or internet phones) as well as within-survey technology, including verifying the absence of non-human responses with technologies such as Google reCAPTCHA v3. Those who exhibit low-quality response behaviors over time, such as straight-lining or speeding, are also removed and prohibited from further participation in the community. Verasight Community members receive points for taking surveys that can be redeemed for Venmo or PayPal payments, gift cards, or charitable donations. Respondents are never routed from one survey to another and receive compensation for every invited survey, so there is never an incentive to respond strategically to survey qualification screener questions.

To further ensure data quality, the Verasight data team implements a number of post-data collection quality assurance procedures, including confirming no duplicate respondents, verifying the absence of non-human responses, and removing any respondents who failed in-survey attention and/or straight-lining checks. Respondents that completed the survey in less than 30% of the median completion time were removed.

Unmeasured error in this or any other survey may exist. Verasight is a member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research Transparency Initiative.