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Over half of Americans fear losing both their jobs and their independent thinking to AI, survey finds

Anthropic surveyed nearly 52,000 Americans about their hopes and fears around AI. Sixty-four percent fear job losses, and 56 percent worry about losing the ability to think for themselves. Daily AI users are far less concerned. Still, most people reject AI in their own workplace, even for tasks they think it can handle. The article Over half of Americans fear losing both their jobs and their independent thinking to AI, survey finds appeared first on The Decoder.

Over half of Americans fear losing both their jobs and their independent thinking to AI, survey finds
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Published June 12, 2026 · Category: AI Briefing

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Anthropic surveyed nearly 52,000 Americans about their hopes and fears around AI. Sixty-four percent fear job losses, and 56 percent worry about losing the ability to think for themselves. Daily AI users are far less concerned. Still, most people reject AI in their own workplace, even for tasks they think it can handle.

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The article Over half of Americans fear losing both their jobs and their independent thinking to AI, survey finds appeared first on The Decoder.

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Originally published at the-decoder.com.

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