Tech Giants' Employees Urge US to Support Global Governance of Advanced AI
Meanwhile, a new Gallup and Bentley poll shows Americans are increasingly skeptical of artificial intelligence and losing trust in the companies developing it.
Meanwhile, a new Gallup and Bentley poll shows Americans are increasingly skeptical of artificial intelligence and losing trust in the companies developing it.
More than 1,100 employees of leading technology companies on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, called on the U.S. government to support an international effort to develop tools for managing the pace of advanced artificial intelligence development, Reuters reports. The appeal comes at a time when public opinion research shows growing skepticism among Americans toward AI technology and the companies developing it.
According to a survey conducted by Bentley University and Gallup, whose results were published by Gizmodo on July 29, 39% of respondents in 2026 believe that artificial intelligence does more harm than good. This is a significant increase from 31% who thought so in 2025. Among young people aged 18 to 29, that share rises to 47%, a sharp jump from 27% recorded in 2024 and 36% in 2025.
A majority of respondents, 52%, believe AI brings an equal amount of good and harm, while the share of those who think good prevails has fallen to just 9%. The results show that growing awareness of AI capabilities does not increase trust-quite the opposite. Seven in ten respondents rated themselves as somewhat or very knowledgeable about AI, up from 64% last year.
The survey also reveals a serious deficit of trust in companies' responsible use of AI. Nearly three in four respondents say they trust companies "little" or "not at all," and among young people, that ratio reaches four in five. Trust has even fallen among Republicans, traditionally more optimistic: only 35% express some or a great deal of trust in responsible business use of AI, compared to 41% in 2025.
Alongside this, fears of job losses are mounting. A record 79% of respondents believe AI will reduce the total number of jobs, with those aged 45 to 59 particularly concerned at 84%, compared to 75% a year earlier. These data, Gizmodo notes, were collected in a four-year study beginning in 2023.
Although the poll reflects American public opinion, the general trend of skepticism toward artificial intelligence and the call for international regulation could also resonate in European countries, including Croatia, which is part of the global market and discussions on AI risk management.
