States are the Stewards of the People’s Trust in AI
Artificial intelligence provides the means to create a new era of growth, innovation, and opportunity, but it faces major roadblocks: trust in AI is shaky and America’s approach to AI politics is broken.
A recent Fox News poll found that 66 percent of registered voters were concerned about AI. Pew Research Center polling found that only one in ten Americans feel they have a great deal of control over whether AI is used in their lives despite more than six in ten Americans wanting more control.
They aren’t wrong. The frontiers of AI capabilities are advancing rapidly, and AI’s role in our lives grows by the day. AI-powered entertainment and education products are increasingly part of our children’s lives. AI agents are being tested in the office and on the factory floor. We encounter AI in banking, insurance, health care, and public safety. But, as discussed in detail in the 2026 International AI Safety Report, AI’s promise is tempered by immediate harms, especially to children, as well as near term challenges to safety and social cohesion, and potential existential threats to humanity.
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