Higher-Income Americans are More Resistant to AI Romance

Poor and working-class Americans are less likely to marry than their peers with higher incomes and college degrees, and this class divide may be widening in the age of AI. According to a 2024 Institute for Family Studies survey of young adults ages 18 to 39, most single young adults are opposed to or uncomfortable with the idea of an AI romantic partner. But singles with lower income and education show less resistance. About six-in-10 single young adults with incomes under $40,000 say no to an AI partner, compared with 80% of those earning more than $100,000 per year.

by Wendy Wang