EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - The Impact of Artificial Intelligence by 2040

A large share of both the public and the experts expressed concerns about how disruptive AI will be to essential dimensions of life: the future of privacy, wealth inequalities, politics and elections, employment opportunities, the level of civility in society and personal relationships with others. [...] More than half surveyed expect AI to have negative impacts on politics and elections, and 40% said they fear a worsening of the level of civility in society due to AI impact. [...] See detailed national public opinion poll findings The Center’s 17th “Future of Digital Life” Canvassing of Experts More than 300 technology developers, business and policy leaders, researchers and analysts responded to a battery of questions about the likely impact of AI by 2040. [...] They argued for a more equitable distribution of wealth and power and said the spread of AI requires new multistakeholder governance from diverse sectors of society. [...] Theme 4 – Don’t fear the tech; people are the problem and the solution: A large share of these experts say their first concern isn’t that AI will “go rogue.” They mostly worry that advanced AI may magnify dangers already evident today due to people’s uses and abuses of digital tools.