# 74% of Americans expect the AI boom to continue

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/74-of-americans-expect-the-ai-boom-to-continue/

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## Reading

Americans are broadly optimistic about AI's momentum: nearly three-quarters (74%) expect the current boom in artificial intelligence to continue into 2026 rather than crash.

Just 15% expect a crash, and 11% are not sure, according to a Verasight survey conducted Dec. 22, 2025 to Jan. 5, 2026.

## Topline

In 2026, do you expect the current boom in artificial intelligence (AI) to continue or crash?

74% of Americans expect the AI boom to continue.

- Continue: 73.6%
- Crash: 15.1%
- Not sure: 11.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-12-22 → 2026-01-05
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: predictions
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight for AI and predictions questions; weight_popculture for pop culture questions
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#ai-boom-or-bust](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#ai-boom-or-bust)

## Citation

2026 Predictions Survey #2025-183, fielded December 22, 2025-January 5, 2026, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#ai-boom-or-bust](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions#ai-boom-or-bust)