Half of Americans fear AI could put someone in their household out of work

https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/half-americans-fear-ai-could-put-someone-their-household-out-work-reutersipsos-2026-06-10/

Half of Americans fear AI could put someone in their household out of work, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange and Courtney Rozen
June 10, 2026 5:04 AM CDT

WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - Half of Americans fear that the ​rise of AI could put them or someone in their household out of work, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll ‌that also showed widespread angst at how widely the technology is being adopted.

The six-day survey, completed on Monday, found that 53% of Americans shared that worry, which was spread fairly evenly across respondents by age, gender and education level.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll followed a wave of AI-related job cuts by major companies including software ​firm Intuit, which told staff last month it would lay off 17% of its global workforce to streamline operations and ⁠sharpen focus on its key bets including its AI efforts. University of Arizona students booed Eric Schmidt last month when the former Google CEO discussed ​AI’s impact at a graduation ceremony.

Its potential use as a tool of political propaganda, in entertainment and even warfare has prompted warnings by elected leaders ​and even Pope Leo XIV.







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