# A majority worry about other nations winning the AI race

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## Reading

Six-in-ten Americans say they are at least somewhat concerned about foreign nations winning the AI race, including 16% who are extremely concerned, according to a Verasight survey conducted July 30-Aug. 4, 2025.

Another 30% say they are not at all concerned, while 11% say they are unfamiliar with the topic.

## Topline

How concerned are you about the following issues surrounding AI? Item: Foreign nations winning the AI race

A majority worry about other nations winning the AI race.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Not at all concerned: 29.8%
- Somewhat concerned: 26.9%
- Extremely concerned: 16.3%
- Very concerned: 16.3%
- I’m unfamiliar with this topic: 10.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-07-30 → 2025-08-04
- Base (unweighted): 1,509
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: AI Adoption Survey July 2025
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-monthly-ai-july.tiiny.co](https://verasight-monthly-ai-july.tiiny.co)

## Citation

AI Adoption Survey July 2025, fielded July 30-August 4, 2025, N=1,509 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-monthly-ai-july.tiiny.co](https://verasight-monthly-ai-july.tiiny.co)