WASHINGTON, D.C. — A six-day survey completed on June 9 found that 53 percent of respondents worried that advances in artificial intelligence could put household employment at risk. Overall, 73 percent of surveyed Americans expressed worry about the growing use of artificial intelligence technology.

The margin of error for the survey of 4,531 adults nationwide was plus or minus 2 percentage points. Three years prior, 68 percent of surveyed Americans expressed worry about the growing use of artificial intelligence technology. Concern about artificial intelligence's impact on employment was reported across different age groups, genders, and education levels.

Specifically, 61 percent of surveyed Democrats expressed concern about artificial intelligence affecting jobs in their households, while 47 percent of surveyed Republicans reported similar concerns. Of those surveyed, 37 percent said they were not worried at all about artificial intelligence affecting household employment. Another 10 percent were unsure or declined to answer.

Artificial intelligence entered the mainstream in 2022 with the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT. Half of survey respondents with college degrees reported using artificial intelligence tools frequently, while 34 percent of those without college degrees reported frequent use. Forty percent of all surveyed Americans reported regular use of artificial intelligence.

Jennifer Schalhoub, a freelance writer, stated she recently lost a job writing letters to government officials and suspects artificial intelligence played a role. "AI is taking over because people care less and less about the quality of the work that gets produced." Schalhoub said. Lauren Hayes, a clinical psychologist, noted some of her therapy clients have used artificial intelligence tools between sessions. Hayes said, "I don't believe that artificial intelligence can have the nuance that a person has."