Americans Express Higher Levels of Concern Over AI's Environmental Impact
ReviewedNational
Study Details
- Pollster
- AP-NORC
- Sponsor
- EPIC / University of Chicago
- Sponsor Category
- Academic
- Field Dates
- Sep 2, 2025 – Sep 18, 2025
- Published
- Oct 1, 2025
- Geography
- National
- Sample Size
- n=3,154
- Margin of Error
- +/- 2.4%
- Mode
- online
- Population
- U.S. adults
Questions (2)
Q1. How concerned are you about the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence?
ConcernEnvironmentAI InfrastructureEnergy
Very or extremely concerned41%
Somewhat concerned30%
Not too or not at all concerned29%
Q2. Compared to other industries, how concerning is AI's environmental impact?
TradeoffEnvironmentAI Infrastructure
AI (very/extremely)41%
Cryptocurrency (very/extremely)29%
Meat production (very/extremely)29%
Air travel (very/extremely)23%