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Announcing the 2026 AI Sentiment Report: How end users feel about AI Agents

Over 1,000 end users weigh in: AI agents are capable, but trust remains the ceiling.

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The KeyNews take

Why it matters

A survey-based sentiment snapshot of how enterprise and consumer users perceive agent autonomy, capability, and trustworthiness—actionable for practitioners sizing adoption risk and for teams framing agent rollouts.

The key facts

8 to know
  1. Survey of 1,000+ end users on AI agent perception

  2. Measures reported capability assessment, trust levels, and interaction comfort

  3. Published by Intercom (a CX/support platform vendor)

  4. No specific sentiment percentages or trust scores disclosed in title/description

  5. Survey of 1,000+ end users on AI agent sentiment

  6. Data on perceived capability vs. actual trust in agents

  7. Published September 2026

  8. Sentiment data source: Intercom customer base

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Publisher excerpt: We asked over 1,000 end users how they felt about interacting with AI Agents, how capable they think they are, and how much they trust them. Here are our findings.
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