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Over half of Americans fear losing both their jobs and their independent thinking to AI, survey finds

A survey of nearly 52,000 Americans by Anthropic found that 64% fear job losses from AI and 56% worry about losing their ability to think independently. Daily AI users expressed significantly less concern, yet most respondents still reject AI in their own workplaces, even for tasks they believe AI can handle.

read1 min publishedJun 12, 2026

Anthropic surveyed nearly 52,000 Americans about their hopes and fears around AI. Sixty-four percent fear job losses, and 56 percent worry about losing the ability to think for themselves. Daily AI users are far less concerned. Still, most people reject AI in their own workplace, even for tasks they think it can handle.

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