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Poll: 70% Fear AI Rushing, Doubt Benefits

5/20/2026

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  • A Economist/YouGov poll finds 70 percent of U.S. adults think AI is advancing too quickly and 64 percent doubt it will deliver economic benefits.
  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the backlash hurtful and blamed doomers.
  • AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman said many cynics exist.
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said public embrace of AI feels surprisingly slow.
  • Critics point to data-center pollution, copyrighted-material training, job loss, scams and chatbot-induced mental breakdowns.