Americans are split on whether working alongside AI will protect jobs
Core finding
Americans are evenly divided on whether becoming more AI-savvy will blunt the threat of automation: 33% agree that workers who learn to work alongside AI face less risk of replacement, including 9% who strongly agree, while an identical 33% disagree, including 10% who strongly disagree, according to a Verasight survey conducted Dec. 3-8, 2025.
The single largest group, though, takes neither side, with 34% landing in the middle.
Topline scale
Americans are split on whether working alongside AI will protect jobs.
To what extent do you agree with the following statement: "If employees become more AI-savvy and use AI to boost and optimize their productivity (i.e., work alongside AI), the threat of jobs being replaced by AI will decrease."
n = 1,000 · Dec 3–8, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
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 | Dec 3–8, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | tech_behavior |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic
To what extent do you agree with the following statement: "If employees become more AI-savvy and use AI to boost and optimize their productivity (i.e., work alongside AI), the threat of jobs being replaced by AI will decrease."
Cite this question
Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.