Why Americans Are More Pessimistic About AI Than the Rest of the World
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Paul Kedrosky
Summary
A guest essay examining why Americans are uniquely pessimistic about AI compared to citizens of other wealthy and developing nations. A 24,000-person survey across 30 countries shows Americans are global outliers in their AI skepticism. The article suggests the key reason lies in differences between the U.S. labor market and social safety net compared to the rest of the world, rather than the tech industry's claims of fear-mongering or disinformation.
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bskyWhy Americans Are More Pessimistic About AI Than the Rest of the Worldnytimes.comKey quotes
· 4 pulledHating artificial intelligence may be the only thing about which Americans agree.
A survey of 24,000 adults across 30 countries found that citizens of nearly all of those countries, rich or poor, see A.I. more favorably than Americans do.
This is startling for citizens of a wealthy, advanced economy who are usually enthusiastic tech adopters of anything with a wall charger.
The technology industry says American nervousness is wrongheaded.
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