According to the source, a new Pew Research Center survey finds most U.S. adults believe AI will erode creativity and interpersonal relationships, indicating rising public skepticism toward AI adoption, source: Pew Research Center. For traders, AI-related sentiment shocks have historically coincided with volatility in AI-narrative crypto tokens such as RNDR, ASI, and GRT around major AI headlines in 2023–2024, source: CoinGecko industry and sector performance reports (2023–2024). Positioning risk should be gauged via perpetuals funding rates and open interest on AI tokens; elevated positive funding and rising open interest often reflect crowded longs vulnerable to reversals, source: Binance Research derivatives primers (2020–2023). Broader risk appetite links between tech-led narratives and crypto beta were observed during prior cycles in 2023, so traders should also watch BTC and ETH for spillover if AI sentiment weakens, source: Kaiko market structure and correlation analyses (2023).