Few Americans worry about backlash for using AI at work or school
Core finding
Concern about being judged for using AI on the job or in class is far from widespread; roughly three-in-ten Americans (29%) agree they worry about a backlash, including 9% who strongly agree.
Opinion leans the other way for most: 36% disagree that they are concerned, including 14% who strongly disagree, and about a third (35%) neither agree nor disagree, according to a January 2025 Verasight survey.
Topline scale
Few Americans worry about backlash for using AI at work or school.
To what extent do you agree with the following statement: “I am concerned about facing backlash for using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in my professional or school work.”
n = 1,000 · Jan 16–27, 2025 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full 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 | Jan 16–27, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | Verasight AEA Omnibus Survey #2025-002 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-aea-2025.tiiny.co
To what extent do you agree with the following statement: “I am concerned about facing backlash for using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in my professional or school work.”
Cite this question
Verasight AEA Omnibus Survey #2025-002, fielded January 16-27, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.3%.