The Motley Fool surveyed 2,600 American adults via Pollfish between Nov. 3 and Nov. 18, 2025, to better understand investment sentiment toward artificial intelligence (AI). What's interesting is that this figure includes investors who own AI stocks and those who don't. When you look at only AI investors, nearly 55% say an AI stock drawdown would, in fact, affect their finances. But the makeup of the group of people who consider themselves AI investors is heavily tilted toward younger investors, with millennials and Gen Z the most ardent supporters of the investment theme. Wealthy investors are upbeat, too, but there's an important difference between younger investors and wealthy investors.