David Shor: AI salience rose as much in one week as in the previous year; 64% see a threat to human survival

Shor updated his AI-salience chart: AI salience increased as much in the past week as in the previous year combined; 80% of voters think widespread AI job loss within five to ten years is very or somewhat likely; 64% think AI could pose a threat to humanity's survival; large bipartisan majorities back immediate government action on AI even when primed about competition with China. About 335k views when checked on 2026-10-03 (fxtwitter).

Just to update this chart:

1. AI salience has increased dramatically in the past week - increasing as much in the last week as the previous year combined
2. 80% of voters think it's either very or somewhat likely that AI will cause widespread job loss in the five to ten years
3. 64% of voters think it's either very or somewhat likely that AI could pose a threat to humanity's survival
4. Large bipartisan majorities back immediate government action on AI even when primed about risk from China

Quoting @davidshor: Excited to be on Odd Lots to talk about the politics of AI.

AI today is less important than it will ever be.

Over the past year, AI rose in issue importance faster than any issue we track — it's now more important to voters than climate change, child care, and abortion.

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