The following is from Rasmussen Reports.

While many Americans express concern about the rise of artificial intelligence, a significant number of younger voters say they’re willing to give AI extraordinary authority over public life.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national survey, conducted in partnership with the Glenn C. Haskins Emerging Issues Center of the Heartland Institute, finds that 41% of likely US voters ages 18 to 39 support a proposal to take power away from most human lawmakers and give it to an advanced AI system that would control the majority of public policy decisions. That includes 21% who say they strongly support the idea.

Forty-nine percent (49%) of younger voters say they are opposed to replacing lawmakers with artificial intelligence, including 35% who say they strongly oppose it. Ten percent (10%) say they are not sure.

More than a third of under-40 voters also say they’d be willing to let AI replace the Constitution and Supreme Court. Thirty-six percent (36%) say they support giving an advanced AI system the power to determine Americans’ individual rights, including rights related to speech, religion, government authority, and property. That includes 15% who say they strongly support the proposal. Fifty-six percent (56%) say they are opposed, including 38% who say they strongly oppose it.

Thirty-five percent (35%) of voters under 40 say they support allowing an AI system to control all of the world’s largest militaries, with the goal of reducing war casualties. Fifteen percent (15%) say they strongly support the idea. A majority – 56% – say they oppose giving AI military power, including 40% who say they strongly oppose it.

The survey of 1,496 likely US voters ages 18 to 39 was conducted October 31–November 2, 2025. The margin of error is ±3 percentage points.

To view survey question wording, click here.