# Poll: Americans say there’s a serious risk of AI destroying humanity

- Type: News
- Source: Politico Europe
- Date: 2026-09-16
- Original: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/16/poll-ai-technology-risks-humanity-trump-voters-01078087?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/353966

## Summary

A new POLITICO Poll finds that a plurality of Americans favor pausing the development of more advanced AI models, and 63 percent say the technology poses at least a moderate risk of destroying humanity.

## Full text

A new POLITICO Poll finds that a plurality of Americans favor pausing the development of more advanced AI models, and 63 percent say the technology poses at least a moderate risk of destroying humanity.

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