As Midterms Approach, Top American Fears Include AI Interference in the Political Process - CNET
Are you more fearful of AI stealing jobs, hurting the economy and disrupting the political process than you are of someone you love dying? A lot of people are, according to Chapman University’s 12th annual survey on American fears for 2026.
This year’s survey by the private research university in California was different. For the first time, researchers began asking Americans about their thoughts and fears about artificial intelligence, and those AI-related fears made the top 10 twice, as well as popping up throughout the list.
These were the top fears in the minds of the American people for 2026.
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