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34% of the US public is now aware of AI xrisk, and the curve is steepening

Zac Boring August 20, 2026 1 min read
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(This post is an update from a previous one here.)The Existential Risk Observatory has been interested in public awareness of AI existential risk since its inception over five years ago. We started surveying public awareness in December 2022, including by asking the following open question:"Please list three events, in order of probability (from most to least probable), that you believe could potentially cause human extinction within the next 100 years."If respondents would include AI or similar

By otto.barten

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