{"id":358582,"date":"2026-08-18T11:58:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=358582"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:05:53","slug":"young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2026\/08\/18\/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans have become increasingly worried about artificial intelligence over the years, and young adults\u2019 concern has continued to climb. 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max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><strong>Americans have grown more concerned about AI over time<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) in daily life makes them feel \u2026 <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"a0b5f550-0abb-4eae-b195-63112251c53b-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/strongamericans_have_grown_more_concerned_about_ai_over_timestrong-356037-1787086702.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who did not answer are not shown. <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 22-28, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"a0b5f550-0abb-4eae-b195-63112251c53b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"a0b5f550-0abb-4eae-b195-63112251c53b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"a0b5f550-0abb-4eae-b195-63112251c53b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"a0b5f550-0abb-4eae-b195-63112251c53b\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, <strong>52% of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about the increased use of AI in daily life \u2013 up from 37% in 2021.<\/strong> Another 9% are more excited than concerned and 37% say they\u2019re equally excited and concerned, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted June 22-28, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concern about AI is up among younger and older Americans alike since we first asked this question in 2021. 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class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee2332cf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-label-font-size wp-container-content-69bc4bdf wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">More excited than concerned<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:200px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"9814a670-4b19-4f2a-bb96-947e2f597b36-2\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" 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data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_topic.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2026\/08\/18\/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2026\/08\/18\/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs\/\" data-chart-title=\"Line Chart\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-11\" data-wp-key=\"9814a670-4b19-4f2a-bb96-947e2f597b36-2-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"9814a670-4b19-4f2a-bb96-947e2f597b36-2-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;9814a670-4b19-4f2a-bb96-947e2f597b36-2-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-watch--sync-navigation=\"callbacks.syncOnNavigation\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\"><div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:200px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><div id=\"9814a670-4b19-4f2a-bb96-947e2f597b36-2-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_topic.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:200px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4512fd76-df3e-4b98-bb9a-eae309ac1601-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who said they were \u201cequally concerned and excited\u201d or did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 22-28, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported 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Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-4512fd76-df3e-4b98-bb9a-eae309ac1601\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"4512fd76-df3e-4b98-bb9a-eae309ac1601-table\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4512fd76-df3e-4b98-bb9a-eae309ac1601-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Young adults&#8217; worry over AI continues to climb, while their excitement has dropped off<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) in daily life makes them feel \u2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Year<\/th><th>Ages 18-29<\/th><th>30-49<\/th><th>50-64<\/th><th>65+<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">More concerned than excited<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2026<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">55<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">51<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">47<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">59<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2025<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">47<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">48<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">52<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2024<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">39<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">47<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">56<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">59<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2023<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">42<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">48<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">59<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">61<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2022<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">29<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">34<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">43<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2021<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">31<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">34<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">41<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">More excited than concerned<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2026<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">11<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">12<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">8<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2025<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">14<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">15<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">7<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2024<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">19<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">14<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">7<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2023<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">17<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">13<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">7<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2022<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">19<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">18<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">14<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">2021<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">25<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">21<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">13<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">11<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4512fd76-df3e-4b98-bb9a-eae309ac1601-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who said they were \u201cequally concerned and excited\u201d or did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 22-28, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"4512fd76-df3e-4b98-bb9a-eae309ac1601\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"4512fd76-df3e-4b98-bb9a-eae309ac1601\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"4512fd76-df3e-4b98-bb9a-eae309ac1601\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the first time, a majority of adults under 30 (55%) now say they\u2019re more concerned than excited about AI.<\/strong> About one-in-ten say they\u2019re more excited than concerned, and roughly a third feel both equally. Their concern is now on par with those in their 30s and 40s, and those 65 and up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across age groups, about half or more say they\u2019re more concerned than excited about AI. Excitement, in turn, has dropped off since 2021 among all age groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-4031d49d wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis looks at how Americans feel about AI and its impact on jobs, both overall and by age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center does research to inform the public, journalists and decision-makers. This research builds on our past work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/science\/2025\/09\/17\/how-americans-view-ai-and-its-impact-on-people-and-society\/\">how people feel about AI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2025\/04\/03\/public-and-expert-predictions-for-ais-next-20-years\/#will-ai-lead-to-fewer-jobs\">what they think it will do to jobs<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2026\/06\/17\/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age\/\">how their views and experiences differ by age<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 3,488 U.S. adults from June 22 to 28, 2026. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>. The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_questionnaire.pdf\">questions we used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_topline.pdf\">topline<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_methodology.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"ai-and-jobs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI and jobs<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:240px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"2e1ee2cb-86fe-4e0f-8ce6-1b854f32fb2d\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2e1ee2cb-86fe-4e0f-8ce6-1b854f32fb2d&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:358582,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.pewresearch.org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/18\\\/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.pewresearch.org\\\/chart\\\/more-americans-think-ai-will-take-peoples-jobs-than-2-years-ago\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-08-18&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.pewresearch.org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:358820,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.pewresearch.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/more_americans_think_ai_will_take_peoples_jobs_than_2_years_ago-356101-1787068804.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;More Americans think AI will take people\\u2019s jobs than 2 years ago&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say they think artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to __ in the U.S. over the next 20 years&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Those who were not sure (16% in 2024 and 14% in 2026) or did not answer are not shown.&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 22-28, 2026.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;&quot;,&quot;Fewer jobs&quot;,&quot;Will not make much difference&quot;,&quot;More jobs&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;2024&quot;,&quot;64&quot;,&quot;14&quot;,&quot;5&quot;],[&quot;2026&quot;,&quot;71&quot;,&quot;10&quot;,&quot;5&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/more_americans_think_ai_will_take_peoples_jobs_than_2_years_ago-356101-1787068804.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2026\/08\/18\/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/chart\/more-americans-think-ai-will-take-peoples-jobs-than-2-years-ago\/\" data-chart-title=\"More Americans think AI will take people\u2019s jobs than 2 years ago\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-13\" data-wp-key=\"2e1ee2cb-86fe-4e0f-8ce6-1b854f32fb2d-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"2e1ee2cb-86fe-4e0f-8ce6-1b854f32fb2d-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2e1ee2cb-86fe-4e0f-8ce6-1b854f32fb2d-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-watch--sync-navigation=\"callbacks.syncOnNavigation\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:240px;width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; 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max-width: 240px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2e1ee2cb-86fe-4e0f-8ce6-1b854f32fb2d-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">More Americans think AI will take people\u2019s jobs than 2 years ago<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they think artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to __ in the U.S. over the next 20 years<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 240px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Fewer jobs<\/th><th>Will not make much difference<\/th><th>More jobs<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">64<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">14<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2026<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">71<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">10<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;2e1ee2cb-86fe-4e0f-8ce6-1b854f32fb2d-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who were not sure (16% in 2024 and 14% in 2026) or did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 22-28, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; 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max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;c5ba5b69-3613-4d25-b685-a3c893724e38-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><strong>Young adults are now just as likely as those 30 to 64 to think AI will take people\u2019s jobs<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of U.S. adults who say they think artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to <strong>fewer jobs<\/strong> in the U.S. over the next 20 years<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>2024<\/th><th>2026<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Ages 18-29<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">61<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">30-49<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">66<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">74<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">50-64<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">69<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">72<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">65+<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">58<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">63<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;c5ba5b69-3613-4d25-b685-a3c893724e38-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Those who said \u201cmore jobs,\u201d \u201cwill not make much difference\u201d or \u201cnot sure\u201d or who did not answer are not shown.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted June 22-28, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"c5ba5b69-3613-4d25-b685-a3c893724e38\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"c5ba5b69-3613-4d25-b685-a3c893724e38\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"c5ba5b69-3613-4d25-b685-a3c893724e38\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"c5ba5b69-3613-4d25-b685-a3c893724e38\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worry over job loss has shown up throughout our research about AI, including among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/social-trends\/2025\/02\/25\/u-s-workers-are-more-worried-than-hopeful-about-future-ai-use-in-the-workplace\/\">workers<\/a> and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2026\/02\/24\/how-teens-use-and-view-ai\/#in-their-own-words\">teenagers<\/a>. And there\u2019s no shortage of expert debate \u2013 many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/13\/business\/economists-ai-threat-jobs.html\">warn AI is a threat to jobs<\/a>, while others have argued it <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/06\/01\/apollo-chief-economist-torsten-slok-zero-evidence-ai-killing-jobs-says-its-creating-them\/\">creates them<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young adults aren\u2019t the only ones concerned about AI\u2019s increasing use in daily life, or about job loss. Still, our past work shows they stand out in other ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adults under 30 are most likely to think AI will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2026\/06\/17\/how-opinions-and-use-of-ai-differ-by-age\/\">bad for society \u2013 and for them<\/a>. They largely think it will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/science\/2025\/09\/17\/ai-impact-on-people-society-appendix\/ps_2024-9-15_ai-and-its-impact_a-08\/\">make connection and creativity harder to come by<\/a>. And though most say they use chatbots, they\u2019re just as likely to say these tools <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/chart\/unlike-older-americans-adults-under-30-are-just-as-likely-to-think-chatbots-hurt-their-creativity-as-help-it\/\"><em>hurt<\/em> their own creativity<\/a> as help it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_questionnaire.pdf\">questions we used for this analysis<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/SR_26.08.19_young-adults-ai_topline.pdf\">topline<\/a> and the <a 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