WSJ Poll: 63% of Americans Want AI Pause, 61% Back Billionaire Wealth Tax

A Wall Street Journal poll of 1,500 registered voters found that 63% of US adults support pausing AI development, while 57% want immediate regulation and only 12% trust AI companies to self-regulate. Another 61% back a federal wealth tax on net worth above $1 billion.

• 63% of US adults support a pause on AI development
• 57% want immediate regulation; only 12% trust AI firms to self-regulate
• 61% back a federal wealth tax on net worth over $1 billion
• The survey polled 1,500 registered voters in late September