# AI responsibility starts with the companies behind the systems

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/ai-responsibility-starts-with-the-companies-behind-the-systems/

> Indexed question in AI & Tech.

## Reading

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

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)

33% of Americans rank AI developers first for responsibility over harmful AI-generated political content.

- 1: 33.1%
- 2: 28.8%
- 3: 26.3%
- 4: 11.8%

## 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: 2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-1-28](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-1-28)

## Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-1-28](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-1-28)