Pew Finds 50-64 Group Least Worried About AI as 52% of Americans Remain Concerned
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Updated · Gizmodo · Aug 19
Pew Finds 50-64 Group Least Worried About AI as 52% of Americans Remain Concerned
3 articles · Updated · Gizmodo · Aug 19
Summary
50- to 64-year-olds were the only age group without a majority saying they were more concerned than excited about AI in Pew’s latest survey.
52% of Americans overall now say they are more concerned than excited, up from 37% in Pew’s comparable 2021 survey and tying the highest concern level recorded.
Among adults under 30, 55% were more concerned than excited—the first time that age group has turned net pessimistic in this survey.
Concern among 50- to 64-year-olds has eased in each of the past four surveys, falling from 59% in 2023 to 52% in 2025, even as 72% of them expect AI to mean fewer jobs over 20 years.
Pew’s age-group trend reflects fresh samples each year rather than the same respondents aging through the survey, making the 50-64 shift notable but harder to interpret.