AI responsibility starts with the companies behind the systems
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted March 6 to 16, 2026, 33% of Americans ranked the company that developed an AI system as most responsible for harmful political content generated by that system.
Another 29% ranked the company second, 26% ranked it third, and 12% ranked it fourth.
Topline distribution
33% of Americans rank AI developers first for responsibility over harmful AI-generated political content.
Who bears the most responsibility for harmful political content generated by AI systems? Item: The technology company that developed the AI system (Drag options into order from 1-most responsible to 4-least responsible)
n = 1,000 · Mar 6–16, 2026 · MoE ±3.4%
Methodology
Full 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 | Mar 6–16, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.4% |
| Module | Module 1: Technology, Finance, & Media |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044
The technology company that developed the AI system
Cite this question
Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.