A Quinnipiac University poll of 1,397 U.S. adults (March 19-23, 2026) finds that 70% expect AI to decrease job opportunities, up from 56% eleven months earlier, with Gen Z the most pessimistic at 81%. Simultaneously, the share believing AI will do more harm than good in daily life rose from 44% to 55%, and concern about AI reached 80% across all generational cohorts, even as self-reported AI usage increased on nearly every measured activity. For financial institutions, the data establish a widening gap between rising consumer AI adoption and deteriorating public sentiment, a combination that is likely to shape the regulatory and reputational environment for enterprise AI deployment and financial products with AI-facing exposure.
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