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Polling organization publishing September research on an AI pause-and-ban description.
The September 4–9 weighted web panel surveyed 1,332 likely US voters. Sixty-eight percent supported and 25 percent opposed a combined pause and prohibition described in the question. It omits prison, dissolution, export controls and agency design, and names neither the bill nor its sponsors. Commissioner or funder not identified.
Data for Progress → September AI pause-and-ban poll
2026-09-09
Data for Progress published September 4-9 polling on a combined advanced-AI pause and permanent prohibition on systems exceeding human intelligence or resisting shutdown.
Data for Progress’s September 4–9 weighted web panel of 1,332 likely voters found 68% support and 25% opposition for the described combination of a pause and permanent prohibition. The questionnaire neither names the sponsors nor presents prison terms, corporate dissolution, export controls or the new agency’s architecture. It measures support for selected policy components rather than informed approval of the complete legislation. No commissioner or funder was identified in the inspected materials.
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Read the research & sources ↗Data for Progress → Publishes policy-opinion survey → September AI pause-and-ban poll
2026-09-09
Data for Progress published September 4-9 polling on a combined advanced-AI pause and permanent prohibition on systems exceeding human intelligence or resisting shutdown. Question tests a description, not complete legislation; no commissioner/funder identified.