Pew study: Only 16% of Americans expect positive societal impact from AI over next 20 years
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Summary
A Pew Research study reveals that only 16% of Americans believe AI will have a positive impact on society over the next 20 years, while approximately 40% hold neutral to negative views. Despite AI's growing dominance in the economy and daily life, most Americans remain skeptical about its long-term societal effects.
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most Americans are not particularly optimistic about the technology's long term impact on the country
around 40 percent say that it will have a
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