Most Americans land in the middle on whether AI is moral
Core finding
The largest bloc of Americans does not lean either way on AI's morality: 39% see the technology as neither moral nor immoral, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28-March 6, 2025.
The rest tilt negative: 36% of Americans view AI as more immoral than moral, including 8% who say it is extremely immoral. A smaller share (25%) leans the other way, including 5% who call AI extremely moral.
Topline distribution
Most Americans land in the middle on whether AI is moral.
From a scale of 1 to 7, how much do you think AI (artificial intelligence) is moral, where 1 means extremely immoral and 7 means extremely moral?
n = 1,000 · Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 · MoE ±3.5%
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 | Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | identity |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co
From a scale of 1 to 7, how much do you think AI (artificial intelligence) is moral, where 1 means extremely immoral and 7 means extremely moral?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.