Pew Poll: Only 16% of Americans Believe AI Will Have Positive Impact on Society
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Frank Landymore
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A new Pew Research poll reveals that only 16% of Americans believe AI will have a positive impact on society, while 49% of adults report using AI chatbots. The data suggests growing public skepticism and negative sentiment toward AI despite increased usage, highlighting a disconnect between adoption rates and public perception of the technology's societal value.
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· 3 pulledOnly 16 percent of respondents said they believed AI will have a positive impact on society — a number as dismal as the perception of the tech.
Not that anyone in power is going to care, but there's even more evidence that Americans are coming to overwhelmingly loathe AI — despite, or perhaps because, they're using chatbots more than ever.
49 percent of adults say they use AI chatbots
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