{"slug": "brutal-new-poll-shows-americans-despising-trumps-handling-of-artificial", "title": "Brutal new poll shows Americans despising Trump’s handling of artificial intelligence", "summary": "A new University of Massachusetts Amherst survey found that 57 percent of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of artificial intelligence, while only 23 percent approve. CNN data analyst Harry Enten noted that Trump's net approval rating on AI is 34 points underwater overall and 61 points underwater among independent voters. Trump has resisted calls for increased AI regulation, arguing the U.S. must maintain its lead over China, and dismissed safety and environmental concerns about AI and data centers as a hoax pushed by Democrats.", "body_md": "# Brutal new poll shows Americans despising Trump’s handling of artificial intelligence\n\n- A new University of Massachusetts Amherst survey found that 57 percent of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of artificial intelligence, while only 23 percent approve.\n- CNN data analyst Harry Enten highlighted that Trump's net approval rating on AI is 34 points underwater overall and 61 points underwater among independent voters.\n- Trump has consistently resisted calls for increased AI regulation, emphasizing that the U.S. must maintain its lead over China in technological development.\n- Trump dismissed safety and environmental concerns surrounding AI and data centers on social media, labeling them a hoax pushed by Democrats.\n- Public concern extends beyond safety to the environmental and quality-of-life impacts caused by the massive construction of data centers powering the technology.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/brutal-new-poll-shows-americans-despising-trumps-handling-of-artificial", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/trump-ai-disapproval-survey-amherst-b3050276.html", "published_at": "2026-09-15 06:59:30+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-15 07:33:07.035545+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "University of Massachusetts Amherst", "Harry Enten", "CNN", "China", "Democratic Party"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/brutal-new-poll-shows-americans-despising-trumps-handling-of-artificial", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/brutal-new-poll-shows-americans-despising-trumps-handling-of-artificial.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/brutal-new-poll-shows-americans-despising-trumps-handling-of-artificial.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/brutal-new-poll-shows-americans-despising-trumps-handling-of-artificial.jsonld"}}