# Few Americans worry about backlash for using AI at work or school

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> Indexed question in AI & Tech.

## Reading

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

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.”

Few Americans worry about backlash for using AI at work or school.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither Agree or Disagree: 34.8%
- Strongly Disagree: 14.2%
- Disagree: 13.4%
- Somewhat Agree: 12.8%
- Strongly Agree: 8.8%
- Somewhat Disagree: 8.1%
- Agree: 7.7%

## 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: 2025-01-16 → 2025-01-27
- 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

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight AEA Omnibus Survey #2025-002, fielded January 16-27, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.3%.

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