As artificial intelligence continues to reshape how businesses and individuals work, communicate, and make decisions, a new Fox News poll shows strong public support for slowing AI development and growing uncertainty over who should be responsible for regulating it. Tech Rage IT’s Chief Experience Officer, Matt Rose, joined FOX 35 Orlando to help break down what the results mean in practical terms.
According to the poll, 80 percent of respondents said they favor careful AI development over rapid advancement. However, opinions were sharply divided on who should lead regulation efforts, with respondents split between the technology industry, state governments, and Congress.
“That careful versus rapid split surprised me,” said Rose during the interview. “I expected it to be much closer. It’s actually encouraging to see that many people want to be thoughtful about how fast this moves.”
Rose noted that while the desire for guardrails is clear, the concept of regulation itself remains poorly defined for many people.
“I don’t think most people know exactly what AI regulation means yet,” Rose explained. “A lot of it likely comes back to how data is used, how it’s protected, and what happens when things go wrong. But figuring out what real enforcement looks like is still a major challenge.”
The conversation also addressed how Americans are currently using AI tools. Poll results showed people most commonly rely on AI for research, learning, work-related questions, and spelling or grammar assistance. Rose cautioned that while these tools can be helpful, they still require human oversight.
“AI can give you information very quickly, but that doesn’t mean it’s always right,” Rose said. “If people are using it to verify information, they still need to verify the output itself. Hallucinations are real, and they’re something users need to understand.”
Rose emphasized the importance of AI literacy, noting that understanding how these systems work is becoming just as important as knowing how to use email or search engines.
“People don’t always realize that AI isn’t just searching the internet,” he said. “It’s generating responses based on what it has been trained on. Knowing when to use it, and when not to, is going to matter more and more.”
The segment also touched on growing public concern around AI, which Rose views as a healthy sign.
“AI is powerful, and powerful tools should come with concern,” Rose said. “That concern doesn’t mean fear. It means people are paying attention.”
Watch the full FOX 35 segment here: https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/fmc-d50k45llqqh4r0vt
To learn how Tech Rage IT protects Orlando businesses from today’s digital risks, visit: https://www.techrageit.com
###
For more information, please contact:
For Tech Rage IT: Matt Rose, 407-278-5664, Matt@TechRageIT.com.
For the UCF Business Incubation Program: Rafael Caamano, 407-408-4297 rafael.caamano@ucf.edu or Alan Byrd, Alan Byrd & Associates, 407-415-8470, alan@byrdconnections.com
About Tech Rage IT: Tech Rage IT is a woman-owned technology firm providing managed IT services, VoIP phone services, IT consulting and more to the frustrated, defeated and disappointed businesses craving more from their technology investment.
Tech Rage IT’s registered tagline “We Prevent Tech Rage” speaks to their laser focus of being a recognized leader in reducing the raging-headaches that employers and their employees face every single day due to technology problems, such as inconsistent or high IT support costs, unreliable or outdated technology, faulty or slow devices, and ransomware or lost files. Tech Rage IT, headquartered in Winter Springs, has been serving the area since 2015. Find more information about how Tech Rage IT is preventing Tech Rage at www.TechRageIT.com.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program: The University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program is a community resource that provides early-stage companies with the tools, training and infrastructure to become financially stable, high-growth/impact enterprises. Since 1999, this award-winning program has provided vital business development resources resulting in over 300 local startup companies reaching their potential faster and graduating into the community where they continue to grow and positively impact the local economy.
With eight facilities throughout the region, the UCF Business Incubation Program is an economic development partnership between the University of Central Florida, the Corridor, Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties, and the cities of Eustis, Kissimmee, Orlando and Winter Springs. In 2023, current incubator clients supported over 1,000 employees and generated over $120 million in revenue. Nineteen companies graduated from the program and remained in the local community. For more information, visit www.incubator.ucf.edu
