Americans Trust AI About as Much as They Trust Crooked Politicians

KEY POINTS

•Maryland Governor Wes Moore said people confuse AI with sci-fi movies and want clearer facts for better understanding.
•Since 2023, $162 billion in data center projects were blocked or delayed due to rising local activism against energy use.
•Polls show 58% of Americans distrust AI, 63% expect job losses, and 90% of women 50+ worry about kids' AI safety.

In 2026 America, AI is the ultimate political punching bag: defeated by Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike. While Silicon Valley geeks and Trump enthusiasts still see a utopia, 58% of Americans think AI’s job market prophecy is bleak — roughly 63% expect AI to slash jobs, with only 7% buying into AI creating any. MD Governor Wes Moore says folks need to 'move beyond what they saw in a Will Smith movie' — presumably an uncredited reference to 'I, Robot'. Data centers eating $162 billion in projects since 2023 and gobbling electricity like it’s free fuel the creep factor, while women 50+ lead the AI freak-out brigade for kids' safety. Meanwhile, bipartisan splits look as confusing as a TikTok dance, with Bernie on the anti-AI socialist squad and Trump surprisingly leading the tech cheerleaders despite all the dystopia fears. AI isn’t just a policy headache — it’s a political time bomb threatening human creativity and sanity, and no one trusts the companies shaping it. Meanwhile, 3 in 5 employees dodge AI at work like it’s a passive-aggressive coworker.

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Americans trust AI about as much as they trust money-back guarantees from sketchy infomercials: 58% suspicious, 79% don't believe companies, and politicians are running scared faster than your dog at a vacuum cleaner.

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