Many Americans express concern about the growing role of artificial intelligence in daily life, according to findings released March 12 by Pew Research Center.
The analysis draws on several Pew surveys conducted between 2024 and 2025 examining how Americans use and view AI across work, education and everyday technology.
Half of U.S. adults said the increasing use of artificial intelligence makes them feel more concerned than excited, according to a June 2025 survey. Only 10% said they felt more excited than concerned, while 38% said they felt equally concerned and excited.
Concern about AI has grown since 2021, when 37% of Americans said they were more concerned than excited about the technology.
Americans expressed mixed views about how AI could affect different areas of life. Forty-four percent said AI would likely have a positive impact on medical care in the United States over the next 20 years, compared with 19% who said it would have a negative impact.
Views were less optimistic for other sectors. About 24% said AI would have a positive effect on education, and 23% said it would improve how people do their jobs.
Use of AI tools continues to expand. A September 2025 survey found that 21% of U.S. workers said at least some of their work is done using artificial intelligence, up from 16% in 2024. Still, 65% of workers said they use AI little or not at all on the job.
Awareness of AI is also increasing. Nearly all Americans said they had heard at least a little about artificial intelligence in a June 2025 survey, including 47% who said they had heard a lot about it. That share has risen from 26% in 2022.
Younger adults reported using AI more frequently than older Americans. About half of adults under 50 said they interact with AI at least once a day, while smaller shares of adults 50 and older said the same.
Teen use of AI tools is also widespread. A fall 2025 survey found that 64% of teens ages 13 to 17 said they have used an AI chatbot. Many said they use chatbots to search for information or get help with schoolwork.
Six in ten teens also said students at their school use AI chatbots to cheat on assignments at least somewhat often.
The research also found that only 9% of U.S. adults said they get news from AI chatbots at least sometimes, while 75% said they never use them for news.
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