{"id":303638,"date":"2026-06-17T09:46:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=303638"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:00:21","slug":"younger-adults-are-more-wary-of-ais-potential-impact-on-society-and-on-them-than-older-groups","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/younger-adults-are-more-wary-of-ais-potential-impact-on-society-and-on-them-than-older-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Younger adults are more wary of AI&#8217;s potential impact on society and on them than older groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"5d11ccb5-3063-4faa-a63d-86c6c51f7a91\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;5d11ccb5-3063-4faa-a63d-86c6c51f7a91&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:303638,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/younger-adults-are-more-wary-of-ais-potential-impact-on-society-and-on-them-than-older-groups\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/younger-adults-are-more-wary-of-ais-potential-impact-on-society-and-on-them-than-older-groups\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-06-17&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:318727,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/beta.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/younger_adults_are_more_wary_of_ais_potential_impact_on_society_and_on_them_than_older_groups-303638-1781704069.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Younger adults are more wary of AI&#039;s potential impact on society and on them than older groups&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of U.S. adults who say they think the impact of AI on __ over the next 20 years will be &lt;strong&gt;negative&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: \\u201cVery\\\/Somewhat negative\\u201d responses are combined. 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