"According to the poll, only 26 percent of 1,000 registered voter respondents said they viewed AI positively, while a far bigger proportion of 46 percent viewed it negatively. In total, AI’s net favorability rating stands at a dismal negative 20 points."
Yet some persist....
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/hate-ai-more-ice-poll
Futurism
People Really, Really Despise AI — Even More Than ICE, Poll FindsAccording to a new national survey conducted by NBC News, AI is viewed even more negatively than the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
@evan@cosocial.ca
I think it's especially interesting with developers. 84% use or plan to use AI tools for development, but only 60% view AI favourably. For agentic development, 87% are suspicious of quality and reliability.
survey.stackoverflow.co
AI | 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Surveyfor the general population, Microsoft's numbers show something like 25-35% regular users of AI in developed countries. Really interesting story about how better language support for Korean drove adoption there.
Microsoft Corporate Responsibility
Global AI Adoption in 2025 – AI Economy Institute | MicrosoftGlobal adoption of AI continued to rise in the second half of 2025 as the digital divide between the Global South and Global North widens.
