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Many Americans are aware of common ways they might encounter AI in daily life, though fewer are able to correctly identify each of the six common uses of AI in the survey. More broadly, the public remains more concerned than excited about the increasing use of AI in daily life.

More than half of U.S. adults (56%) say they talk about science news with others at least a few times a month.

Overall, 46% of Americans say the statement “public health officials were unprepared for the outbreak” describes their views extremely or very well, including similar shares of Republicans and Democrats.

Here’s what Americans said they learned about the development of vaccines and medical treatments and their advice for handling a future outbreak.

Increasing representation in science is seen as important for attracting more Hispanic people to science.

Black Americans hold multifaceted views when it comes to trust in medical research scientists: Majorities hold largely positive views of their competence, but express concern about the potential for misconduct.

65% of U.S. adults say science has had a mostly positive effect on society; 28% say it has had an equal mix of positive and negative effects.

Americans are following the president's statements on the COVID-19 pandemic less closely than a few months ago.

70% of Americans say the core strategies for containing COVID-19 are well understood, even though studies have yielded conflicting advice.

After three months of news and information, 64% of U.S. adults say the CDC mostly gets the facts about the outbreak right; 30% say the same about President Trump and his administration.