Public opinion
Most young Americans say they don't trust any major AI company's CEO, CNBC poll finds
In a survey of 1,088 people aged 18 to 34, Palantir's Alex Karp scored worst at 81% distrust and Microsoft's Satya Nadella scored best — and still ended up net-distrusted.
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The short version
- A CNBC/Generation Lab poll of 1,088 Americans aged 18 to 34 asked whether they trust nine AI-industry leaders to act responsibly; a majority distrusted every one of them.
- Palantir CEO Alex Karp scored worst, distrusted by 81% of respondents, followed by Palantir chairman Peter Thiel at 79% and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at 76%.
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella scored best but was still net-distrusted, at 65% distrust versus 35% trust — the only executive tested with a trust share above 30%.
In a survey of 1,088 people aged 18 to 34, Palantir's Alex Karp scored worst at 81% distrust and Microsoft's Satya Nadella scored best — and still ended up net-distrusted.