55% of the US public is now aware of AI xrisk

Published on September 16, 2026 5:34 PM GMT(This post is a crosspost from LessWrong and an update from a previous one here.)The Existential Risk Observatory has been interested in public awareness of AI existential risk since its inception over five years ago. We started surveying public awareness in December 2022, including by asking the following open question:"Please list three events, in order of probability (from most to least probable), that you believe could potentially cause human extinc...