A week after Time Magazine named the "Architects of AI" as Person of the Year, the latest Fox News national survey of registered voters finds broad support for careful development of artificial intelligence yet little agreement on who should regulate it.
The poll, released Thursday, finds 8 in 10 voters favor a careful approach to developing AI to manage potential risks to the U.S., while 2 in 10 prefer rapid advancement to stay ahead of countries like China.
Although majorities across the board urge caution, women, Democrats, voters under age 30, liberals, and moms are more likely to support a slower pace, compared to men, Republicans, voters ages 65 and above, conservatives, and dads who support forging ahead.
Voters are divided over who should oversee the new technology, splitting between the tech industry itself (28%), state governments (26%), and Congress (24%). Few think the president should regulate it (11%), while about 1 in 10 dont think it should be regulated at all.
While views are generally divided across demographic groups, its notable that men and voters 65+ prefer Congress take control of AI development, while women and younger voters think the tech industry should monitor its own creations.
Nearly half of voters (48%) use AI at least monthly which is up 6 points since June while a slight majority use it rarely, if at all (52%). Voters under age 30 are three times more likely to use AI monthly than those 65 and up.
Among monthly users, the most common purposes are for research and learning new things (24%), asking questions (15%), professional tasks (12%), and writing assistance such as spelling, or grammar (10%).
As usage grows, however, so has concern. Sixty-three percent are extremely or very worried about AI up 7 points from two years ago.
The increase in concern is widespread, but notable among voters under age 30 (+13 points), liberals (+13), independents (+11), Democrats, suburban and rural voters (+10 each), and women (+9).
Thinking about the financial impact, voters are twice as likely to believe AI will increase income inequality (44%) rather than decrease it (20%) over the next five years. One-third say it wont make a difference (35%).
Voters earning $50,000 or more are more likely to say AI will widen the gap (49%) than those making under $50,000 (37%). And by nearly 20 points, voters under age 30 are more likely to think income inequality will increase (54%) than voters ages 65 and over (33%).
There is rare bipartisan agreement and no gender gap, with more than 4 in 10 Democrats, Republicans, independents, men, and women all expecting AI will widen the income gap.
Four in 10 AI users say they mind their manners when using the technology and politely say "please" and "thank you," but 6 in 10 skip the pleasantries.
Women more than men, younger voters more than people 65 and up, and independents more than Democrats or Republicans use social niceties when interacting with AI.
Conducted Dec. 12-15, 2025, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,001 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (116) and cellphones (630) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (255). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of 3 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data.
在《时代》周刊将"AI建筑师"评为年度人物一周后，福克斯新闻最新全国注册选民调查显示，民众普遍支持谨慎发展人工智能技术，但对于应由谁来监管这一问题仍存在较大分歧。
周四公布的民意调查显示，八成美国选民倾向于采取审慎策略发展人工智能以管控潜在风险，而另外两成则主张快速推进技术以保持对中国等国家的领先优势。
尽管各方多数意见都呼吁谨慎行事，但与男性、共和党人、65岁及以上选民、保守派以及支持加快推进的父亲们相比，女性、民主党人、30岁以下选民、自由派和母亲们更倾向于支持放缓节奏。
选民们对谁应监管这项新技术意见不一，支持率在科技行业本身（28%）、州政府（26%）和国会（24%）之间分散。仅有少数人认为应由总统负责监管（11%），约十分之一的受访者则认为根本无需监管。
尽管不同人口群体的观点存在分歧，但值得注意的是，男性和65岁以上的选民更倾向于由国会掌控人工智能的发展，而女性和年轻选民则认为科技行业应自行监管其创新成果。
近半数选民（48%）每月至少使用一次人工智能，这一比例自6月以来上升了6个百分点；而略占多数的选民（52%）很少或几乎不使用该技术。30岁以下选民每月使用人工智能的频率是65岁及以上选民的三倍。
在月度用户中，最常见的用途包括研究与学习新知识（24%）、提问（15%）、完成专业任务（12%），以及拼写或语法等写作辅助（10%）。
然而，随着使用量的增长，人们的担忧也在加剧。63%的人对人工智能表示极度或非常担忧，这一比例较两年前上升了7个百分点。
这种担忧情绪普遍上升，但在30岁以下选民（+13个百分点）、自由派人士（+13）、独立选民（+11）、民主党人、郊区及农村选民（各+10）以及女性群体（+9）中尤为显著。
就经济影响而言，选民们认为人工智能在未来五年内加剧收入不平等的可能性（44%）是减少不平等可能性（20%）的两倍。另有三分之一的人（35%）表示人工智能不会产生任何影响。
年收入5万美元以上的选民中，有49%认为人工智能会加剧贫富差距，而收入低于5万美元的选民中这一比例为37%，两者相差12个百分点。此外，30岁以下的选民认为收入不平等会加剧的比例（54%）比65岁及以上选民（33%）高出近20个百分点。
两党罕见达成一致意见，且不存在性别差异——超过四成的民主党人、共和党人、无党派人士以及不同性别的受访者均预测人工智能将加剧收入差距。
四成人工智能用户表示，他们在使用该技术时会注意礼节，礼貌地说“请”和“谢谢”，但六成用户会省去这些客套话。
与男性相比，女性更倾向于在与人工智能互动时使用社交礼节；年轻选民比65岁及以上人群更常如此；独立派人士也比民主党或共和党人士更注重这类礼貌用语。
这项由福克斯新闻委托灯塔研究（民主党背景）和肖氏研究（共和党背景）于2025年12月12日至15日开展的调查，随机抽取了全国选民档案中的1001名登记选民进行访谈。受访者通过固定电话（116人）和手机（630人）与真人访问员交流，或在收到短信后完成在线问卷（255人）。完整样本结果的抽样误差幅度为±3个百分点，子群体结果的误差幅度更大。除抽样误差外，问题表述及顺序也可能影响结果。调查采用年龄、种族、教育程度和地区变量的加权处理，以确保人口特征与登记选民总体相符。加权目标数据源自最新《美国社区调查》、福克斯新闻选民分析及选民档案资料。
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