45% of registered voters say the government isn’t doing enough to regulate artificial intelligence, according to a new poll from The Center Square released Tuesday.
Only 13% of voters thought there was too much regulation. Another 23% said current oversight was about right.
The split breaks along party lines — but not the way you’d expect.
About 37% of Republicans want tougher AI rules. 53% of Democrats said the same. Among true independents, 41% said there’s too little regulation.
The generational gap is even sharper: 55% of voters over 65 demand more oversight, compared to just 37% of voters ages 18 to 29.
“There’s a big gap between the two on their technological experience.”
Noble Predictive Insights Founder Mike Noble told The Center Square the divide reflects how different age groups interact with the technology.
The poll lands amid nationwide backlash against AI data centers driving up energy costs for ordinary Americans.
Seven in 10 Americans oppose building new AI data centers in their communities, according to a Gallup survey released in May. Nearly half are strongly opposed.
On Wednesday, the House will consider legislation forcing tech companies to pay the energy costs from their own AI data centers — currently offloaded onto local ratepayers.
The Center Square poll was conducted by Noble Predictive Insights from June 1-4 among 2,585 registered voters.
