A new Quinnipiac poll finds that 55% of Americans now believe AI will do more harm than good in their daily lives. That is an 11-point jump since April 2025. The fear is rising faster than the technology is actually displacing anyone.

I understand the anxiety. But anxiety without a strategy is just suffering.

This week brought the most detailed AI job displacement map ever assembled, a striking survey of Gen Z interns who are already figuring out the right response, and a sobering look at why higher education may be the biggest bottleneck.

Read the full essay: https://afterthegrind.ai/posts/2026-03-30-the-fear-index-is-up/

Andrew Perkins Author, After the Grind Chair, Department of Marketing and International Business, WSU Carson College of Business