Research

Pew Research Center’s survey of adults in 25 countries shows concern outweighs enthusiasm toward AI’s growing presence in daily life. A median 34% are more concerned than excited, while only 16% are more excited than concerned. Awareness is broad but uneven, with 34% hearing a lot about AI and 47% hearing a little, heavily skewed toward higher-income countries. For regulation, 53% trust the EU, 37% trust the U.S., 27% trust China, and confidence in national governments ranges from 89% in India to 22% in Greece. Younger adults, men, the highly educated and heavy internet users report higher awareness and greater excitement than older, less-connected groups. Political alignment also matters: U.S. Republicans and Europe’s right-leaning voters show more faith in the U.S., while younger respondents in 19 nations place greater trust in China as an AI regulator.

The share of teens who say they use ChatGPT for their schoolwork has risen to 26%, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17. That’s up from 13% in 2023. Still, most teens (73%) have not used the chatbot in this way. Teens’ use of ChatGPT for schoolwork increased across demographic groups. Black and Hispanic teens (31% each) are more likely than White teens (22%) to say they have used ChatGPT for their schoolwork. In 2023, similar shares of White (11%), Black (13%) and Hispanic teens (11%) said they used the chatbot for schoolwork.Just over half of teens say it’s acceptable to use ChatGPT to research new topics (54%). Only 9% say it is not acceptable to use it for this. Far fewer support using the chatbot to do math or write essays: 29% of teens say it’s acceptable to use ChatGPT to solve math problems, while 28% say it’s not acceptable. 18% say it’s acceptable to use ChatGPT to write essays, and 42% say it’s not acceptable. Another 15% to 21% of teens are unsure whether it’s acceptable to use ChatGPT for these tasks.