How Americans Feel About These 16 Emerging Technologies

YouGov recently polled 1,000 US adults about their knowledge and opinions on 16 emerging technologies. They found that Americans are most likely to be familiar with 3D Printing, cryptocurrency, self-driving cars, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence.

Among those aware of the technologies, the largest shares of respondents believe 3D Printing, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and artificial organs will catch on. When asked which technologies will be beneficial for society, the largest shares chose 3D Printing, artificial organs, and quantum computing.

Finally, when asked which technologies the US government should invest in, the largest shares of respondents said quantum computing and artificial organs. This report was based on data collected in April 2022.