Americans' Supermajority Wants AI Slowed

Multiple national polls now show roughly two‑thirds of Americans — across partisan lines — believe AI is advancing too quickly and a similar share assign at least moderate existential risk to AI. That consensus is new enough to create durable cross‑party political space for federal regulation, local infrastructure pushback (data centers), and electoral messaging. — If sustained, a bipartisan supermajority demanding slower AI could enable national regulation, change party positioning, and accelerate institutional responses (procurement, agency rulemaking, and local permitting).