Roughly 70% of Americans said they were at least “somewhat concerned” that artificial intelligence could replace their jobs, according to a new poll.

The Center Square’s Voters Voice Poll found 34% of registered voters reported feeling “somewhat concerned” that AI would do their jobs. The poll also found roughly 36% of Americans said they were “very concerned about AI replacing them at work.”

The Voters Voice Poll, conducted by Noble Predictive Insights, surveyed 2,585 registered voters from June 1 to June 4. Respondents were comprised of 915 Republicans, 1,013 Democrats and 297 true Independents, which means individuals who did not lean toward either major party when asked.

About 17% of registered voters said they were “not too concerned” about AI replacing their jobs and about 9% of voters said they were “not at all concerned.”

Overall, individuals with less education reported greater levels of concern about AI replacing their jobs. Roughly 40% of respondents with a high school degree or less said they were “very concerned” about AI taking their jobs. About 38% of respondents with no college degree said the same.

Mike Noble, founder of Noble Predictive Insights, said people with less education were more concerned about AI replacing them. He said AI companies need to focus on ways to educate people about impact, rather than scaling data center facilities.

“Instead of just, ‘hey, we need to build this stuff,’ they need to educate folks on what this does for them, and also how can they leverage it as a tool,” Noble said.

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