# Public Opinion on Complex Policy Measures Ignorance by Bryant McGill > “Public opinion on complex policy is mostly a measurement of public ignorance, and it changes the moment the facts arrive, which is precisely why the facts so rarely arrive in time.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Original authored source:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]], “VII. The Answer Nobody Will Take” (September 29, 2026). - **Exact marked source:** “Public opinion on complex policy is mostly a measurement of public ignorance, and it changes the moment the facts arrive, which is precisely why the facts so rarely arrive in time.” - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder reproduces the complete rendered extraction surface without alteration; bold emphasis and source-only wikilink syntax are not part of the poster text. - **Context:** The quotation treats unstable opinion under factual correction as evidence that many policy polls measure missing knowledge. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Transition Governance|AI Transition Governance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Public Epistemic Capacity|Public Epistemic Capacity]] - [[wiki/Democratic Deliberation|Democratic Deliberation]] - [[wiki/Technological Illiteracy|Technological Illiteracy]] - [[wiki/Media Literacy|Media Literacy]] - [[wiki/Epistemic Uncertainty|Epistemic Uncertainty]] - [[wiki/AI Risk Communication|AI Risk Communication]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Public opinion on complex policy is mostly a measurement of public ignorance, and it changes the moment the facts arrive, which is precisely why the facts so rarely arrive in time.” — Bryant McGill, The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-public-opinion-on-complex-policy-measures-ignorance ```