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FOR RELEASE For more information - Public opinion survey: Americans fear the impact of AI on privacy, jobs,

14 Feb 2024

The Center works to discover and broadly share a diverse range of opinions, ideas and original research about the impact of digital change, informing important conversations and policy formation. [...] SEE THE FULL RESULTS OF THIS REPORT, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION POLL AND FINDINGS AND ESSAYS FROM THE EXPERTS SURVEY AT: bit.ly/AI2040 Media note: Charts on specific issues in the public opinion poll are available for download at bit.ly/49tDmaB Details of the poll and canvassing in brief… The National Public Opinion Poll Two-thirds of Americans believe AI may have a negative impact on t. [...] Comparing the public’s opinions to the experts’ responses to similar queries (percentages indicate respondents who think the impact will be far more or somewhat more negative than positive) Expert predictions for 2040 – AI’s impact on individuals and society Digital technology builders and analysts were asked to think about the impact of AI on 25 different aspects of people’s personal lives and so. [...] A few of the most intriguing ideas from the experts include the following: • A new meaning of life will arise in a “self-actualized economy:” Massive AI-generated economic efficiencies that improve work and the way basic infrastructure performs will be combined with medical and other scientific advances that will fundamentally alter the way people act, connect and care for each other. [...] 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 is likely to significantly magnify the dangers already evident today due to people’s uses and abuses of digital tools.

Authors

Lee Rainie

Pages
7
Published in
United States of America