Cross-country survey evidence compiled by the Economics Observatory (drawing on Pew, Ipsos/Stanford, and YouGov data through early 2026) shows that concern about AI outweighs excitement in nearly every country surveyed, with only 15% of Americans expressing trust in AI for financial services and net trust negative across all sectors except leisure and entertainment. A consistent pattern emerges: wealthier nations are more skeptical, older cohorts more concerned than younger, and women more cautious than men, with the income-pessimism correlation holding across 31 countries and 14,000 workers. For financial institutions, persistently low public trust in AI for financial applications creates a structural headwind for consumer-facing AI deployment and may amplify regulatory and reputational risk even as internal productivity use cases advance. Also reported by: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/12/key-findings-about-how-americans-view-artificial-intelligence/
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