{"slug": "americans-increasingly-hate-ai-but-love-chatting-with-it", "title": "Americans increasingly hate AI, but love chatting with it", "summary": "A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that nearly half of American adults now use AI chatbots, yet only 16% believe AI will have a positive societal impact, with most expecting it to worsen society. Chatbot use has surged, with about a quarter of U.S. adults using them daily, highlighting a disconnect between adoption and sentiment.", "body_md": "Almost half of American adults now use AI chatbots, but only 16 percent think the technology will have a positive impact on society—and most expect AI to make society worse. That's according to [a Pew Research Center survey ](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-and-ai-2026-chatbots-smart-devices-and-views-on-impact/) which found chatbot use soaring, with roughly a quarter of U.S. — [Read the rest ](https://boingboing.net/2026/06/27/americans-increasingly-hate-ai-but-love-chatting-with-it.html)\n\nThe post [Americans increasingly hate AI, but love chatting with it](https://boingboing.net/2026/06/27/americans-increasingly-hate-ai-but-love-chatting-with-it.html) appeared first on [Boing Boing](https://boingboing.net).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-increasingly-hate-ai-but-love-chatting-with-it", "canonical_source": "https://boingboing.net/2026/06/27/americans-increasingly-hate-ai-but-love-chatting-with-it.html", "published_at": "2026-06-28 01:06:18+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-28 02:07:58.498414+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Pew Research Center", "Boing Boing"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-increasingly-hate-ai-but-love-chatting-with-it", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-increasingly-hate-ai-but-love-chatting-with-it.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-increasingly-hate-ai-but-love-chatting-with-it.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-increasingly-hate-ai-but-love-chatting-with-it.jsonld"}}