Granite Staters’ hopes are fading that artificial intelligence will have a positive impact on the economy, health care, politics, and more, according to the latest Granite State Poll from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents said the technology would have a negative effect overall on the U.S. over the next decade, according to polling data from late May. That number is up three percentage points from October 2025, when 61% of respondents had a negative view of AI’s future.
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