Pew Research: Institutional Trust

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4/5

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High quality. Established institution or organization with editorial oversight and accountability.

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Pew Research is a frequently cited empirical source for public opinion on AI and technology governance; useful for grounding policy arguments in measured public attitudes rather than assumptions.

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Summary

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank providing data and analysis on public attitudes toward technology, AI, governance, media, and society. It conducts large-scale surveys tracking American and global opinions on AI adoption, institutional trust, news habits, and emerging technology risks. Its AI-focused research tracks public perception of AI benefits and harms over time.

Key Points

•Tracks multi-year trends in public attitudes toward AI, including perceptions of risk, benefit, and usage patterns across demographics
•57% of U.S. adults lack confidence in journalists to act in the public interest, relevant to AI misinformation concerns
•Global surveys show people are generally more concerned than excited about AI's effects on daily life across 25 countries
•Provides empirical baselines for understanding how public trust and institutional legitimacy shape AI governance debates
•Covers teen AI usage: 64% use chatbots, ~30% daily, relevant to deployment and societal impact research

Cited by 4 pages

Page	Type	Quality
International AI Coordination Game Model	Analysis	59.0
AI Risk Public Education	Approach	51.0
Automation Bias (AI Systems)	Risk	56.0
Epistemic Learned Helplessness	Risk	53.0

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 Republicans have become less likely to say NATO membership benefits the U.S. 

 
 Around four-in-ten Republicans (38%) say the U.S. benefits at least a fair amount from being part of NATO – down from 49% last year. Among Democrats, 82% say this.

 
 

 
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 Top tax frustrations for Americans: Feeling that some wealthy people, corporations don’t pay fair share 

 
 61% of adults say that the feeling that some wealthy people don’t pay their fair share bothers them a lot. 60% say this about some some corporations.

 
 

 
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 Americans’ Shifting Views on Energy Issues 

 
 The share of Republicans who say the country should prioritize oil, coal and natural gas over wind and solar power has doubled to 71% over the last six years.

 
 

 
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 How Americans view Trump’s handling of trade and tariffs 

 
 Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults are not confident that Trump can make good decisions about trade policy. Views of trade between the U.S. and China, Canada and Mexico have shifted since 2025.

 
 

 
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 U.S.-style birthright citizenship is uncommon around the world 

 
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