Nearly Half of US Adults Are Very Concerned About AI Job Losses and Wealth Concentration
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 19
Nearly Half of US Adults Are Very Concerned About AI Job Losses and Wealth Concentration
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 19
Summary
Nearly half of U.S. adults are now “very concerned” about AI’s role in the economy, reflecting rising anxiety that the technology could erase large numbers of jobs.
White-collar work sits at the center of those fears, with Geoffrey Hinton warning AI may soon replace many intellectual jobs and executives including Jamie Dimon and Jane Fraser echoing that risk.
Wealth concentration is a parallel concern: Palantir CEO Alex Karp has said AI could deepen inequality even as the technology promises productivity gains and faster economic growth.
Pew’s earlier 2026 survey found 71% of U.S. adults expect AI to cause job losses, showing broad unease has spread beyond a smaller group expressing the strongest level of concern.