Most Americans use AI, but oppose building more data centers
Core finding
73.4% of U.S. adults use AI in their day-to-day lives at least once a month, the sum of 25.8% who use it every day or multiple times a day, 15.2% once a week, 20.3% a few times a month and 12.1% once a month. The remaining 26.5% never use it.
62.2% oppose continuing to build more data centers in the U.S., combining 32.2% who somewhat oppose and 30.0% who strongly oppose. Support totals 37.9%, and just 5.9% strongly support more construction.
Most adults use AI at least monthly
73.4% of adults use AI at least once a month: 25.8% every day or multiple times a day, 15.2% once a week, 20.3% a few times a month and 12.1% once a month.
26.5% never use AI, and adults 65 and older are the most likely to be non-users at 34.3%.
Topline
25.8% of adults use AI every day and 26.5% never use it; combined, 73.4% use it at least once a month.
n = 1,000 · May 21–26, 2026 · MoE ±3.1%
A majority opposes more data centers
62.2% of adults oppose continuing to build more data centers in the U.S., the sum of 32.2% who somewhat oppose and 30.0% who strongly oppose.
Support is shallow: 32.0% somewhat support more construction and just 5.9% strongly support it, a combined 37.9%.
Stacked breakdown
62.2% oppose continuing to build more data centers in the U.S.; just 5.9% strongly support it.
n = 1,000 · May 21–26, 2026 · MoE ±3.1%
Job risk from AI feels distant to most
44.8% of adults say they face no risk of losing their job to AI, and another 24.9% put the risk at 25% or lower; just 7.8% put it above 50%.
That confidence falls steeply with age: 71.7% of adults 65 and older see no risk, compared with 27.4% of adults under 30.
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 | May 21–26, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.1% |
| Module | Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2026-052 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/aapor-2026
How frequently do you use AI in your day to day life?
- reports.verasight.io/r/aapor-2026
Do you support or oppose continuing to build more data centers in the U.S.?
- reports.verasight.io/r/aapor-2026
How much do you think you are at risk of losing your job due to Artificial Intelligence?
Cite this topic
Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2026-052, fielded May 21-26, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.