The HN crowd is much less anti-AI than the rest of the country. But that's a low bar A Quinnipiac poll showed 80% of Americans are "very" or "somewhat" concern

The HN crowd is much less anti-AI than the rest of the country. But that's a low bar A Quinnipiac poll showed 80% of Americans are "very" or "somewhat" concerned about artificial intelligence, with only 35% feeling excited about it https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3955 https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3955 Gallup found that 71% of Americans oppose the construction of AI data centers in their local communities. https://news.gallup.com/poll/709772/americans-oppose-data-centers-area.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/709772/americans-oppose-data-ce... A Fox News Poll indicated that 80% of voters believe protecting the public's interests and enacting regulations should be prioritized over unchecked technological innovation. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-voters-see-ai-regulation-urgent-rank-safeguards-ahead-innovation https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-voters-see-ai... And Pew Research found that the majority of Americans are "more concerned than excited" about AI, with that number increasing over the years https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/12/key-findings-about-how-americans-view-artificial-intelligence/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/12/key-findi...