Gizmodo Poll: Americans are more afraid new tech will take their jobs than immigration and outsourcing A Gallup poll released Friday found that 53 percent of Americans see AI, robotics, and automation as a bigger threat to the nation’s jobs than immigration and outsourcing over the next 10 years. Gallup collaborated with Northeastern University for the report, “Optimism and Anxiety: Views on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Higher Education’s Response.”