Do people trust China, the U.S. or the EU to regulate AI?
A Pew Research Center study examines public trust in China, the United States, and the European Union as regulators of artificial intelligence. The findings offer a cross-national look at how people perceive the legitimacy and competence of major global powers to govern AI.
Why this matters: Who people trust to set the rules for AI matters more than most policy debates. If the public does not believe their own government can handle it, that erodes pressure to regulate well. And if trust flows toward the EU or away from the U.S., that shapes which rules gain global traction. Regulators need legitimacy to be effective. This kind of data tells you whether they have it.
Who should care: Lawyers · Compliance · General readers · AI governance · Policy
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