US adults see AI largely as a threat, revealing Apple’s opportunity

A new Pew survey provides a fascinating glimpse into how adults in the US are thinking about AI these days. The results are far more negative than you might have thought, which highlights a big AI opportunity for Apple. Survey shows fear and skepticism around AI in the US Late last week, the Pew Research Center released a new report titled, “How the U.S. Public and AI Experts View Artificial Intelligence.” Over 5,000 adults participated last August, plus 1,000 AI experts later in the year. The findings were enlightening. Overwhelmingly, people working in AI were far more optimistic about the technology than the general population. But that’s not altogether surprising. What really surprised me was just how negatively the general public views AI right now. For example: 43% of responders believe the increased use of AI is likely to harm them 24% think it will benefit them 33% were not sure Similarly, when asked about the impact of AI on the US over the next 20 years: 35% say ... Read full article.