{"id":430646,"date":"2026-09-17T09:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=430646"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:32:18","slug":"what-do-young-people-around-the-world-think-about-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2026\/09\/17\/what-do-young-people-around-the-world-think-about-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"What do young people around the world think about AI?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
About this research<\/summary>\n

This Pew Research Center study looks at how people around the world view artificial intelligence (AI), including how opinions vary by age and across high- and middle-income countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. This international research builds on our previous reports on how people in 25 countries view AI<\/a> and the Center\u2019s work measuring Americans\u2019 attitudes<\/a> toward this new technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a> and our international surveys<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We surveyed 42,151 people across 36 countries from Feb. 8 to May 13, 2026: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, the U.K., and the West Bank and East Jerusalem. We designed the surveys so we could talk about the views of the adult population in each country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this report, data from the U.S. comes from two surveys. We surveyed 5,119 U.S. adults from Feb. 17 to Feb. 23, 2026 and 3,488 U.S. adults from June 22 to June 28, 2026. Everyone who took part in these surveys is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel<\/a>. These surveys represent the views of the full U.S. adult population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the survey questions used<\/a> for this report, along with responses, and the survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

As young people look toward a future that will be shaped in part by the growth of artificial intelligence, what do they think about this technology?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Pew Research Center survey of 37 countries finds that many young adults are both concerned and excited about AI. However, it also finds that young adults in some countries are particularly worried about the potential impact of AI on jobs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This analysis is part of a broader study on how people around the world view AI<\/a>. It is based on a survey of 42,151 adults in 36 countries conducted Feb. 8-May 13, 2026. U.S. data comes from two surveys, the first of 5,119 adults conducted Feb. 17-23, and the second of 3,488 adults conducted June 22-28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, we explore four key findings about young people and AI. Compared with older adults:<\/p>\n\n\n\n