Results from first Anthropic Public Record

Summary

Anthropic’s first Public Record survey measures how Americans viewed AI in November and December 2025, using a nationally representative online sample of 51,993 people aged 16 and over. Respondents most often hoped AI would help cure diseases (48%), while job loss was the leading concern (64%), followed by cognitive dependency (56%) and misinformation (52%). More than 70% supported government involvement in AI, especially around privacy, child safety, and liability, but only 15% trusted AI companies to decide how AI should be developed and used. The results describe broad agreement across partisan, geographic, and educational groups, with differences usually reflecting intensity rather than direction; Anthropic says the survey will be repeated to track changing attitudes as capabilities and adoption develop.

Takeaways

1. 1

   Curing diseases was the most common hope for AI, selected by 48% of respondents, followed by helping people with disabilities at 36%.

2. 2

   Job loss was the leading concern in every state, reported by 64% of Americans; cognitive dependency and misinformation followed at 56% and 52%.

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   Support for government involvement exceeded 70%, while only 15% trusted AI companies to make decisions about AI’s development and use.