Are concerns about AI a bridge across the polarization divide? ZargonDesign/iStock via Getty Images July 17, 2025 Poll finds bipartisan agreement on a key issue: Regulating AI Adam Eichen, UMass Amherst; Alexander Theodoridis, UMass Amherst; Sara M. Kirshbaum, UMass Amherst, and Tatishe Nteta, UMass Amherst Democrats and Republicans alike have concerns about AI and want to see the rapidly developing technology regulated to protect the public.