Artificial Intelligence technology is expanding into new industries every day, affecting everything from medicine to journalism. But according to the latest Pew Research data, even as companies find new uses for AI, the American public is becoming increasingly cautious about the role the technology plays in everyday life.
In a survey published last week, Pew Research Center revealed that while more than 90 percent of Americans know at least a little about artificial intelligence, more than half are worried by what they’ve learned. According to the data, 52 percent of the public is more concerned than excited by their exposure to AI — a 14 percent increase from 2022.
Only 10 percent of Americans reported being primarily excited by artificial intelligence.
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However, despite growing anxiety related to the AI takeover, attitudes about its use in specific industries or under certain circumstances were more varied. In the workplace, respondents were overwhelmingly against using AI in the hiring process but were far more open to using it for collecting employee data and conducting evaluations.
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In health and medicine, where AI has been successfully deployed as a diagnostic tool, most people are uncomfortable receiving treatment from a computer program. However, respondents were split over whether AI would make healthcare better, worse, or have no effect whatsoever.
Overall, those surveyed cited “loss of the human element” as their biggest concern with the widespread adopting of AI. People are simply reluctant to give up personal interactions and relationships, even in areas where technology could improve efficiency.
Democrats and Republicans alike also heavily favor increased government regulations on artificial intelligence, particularly in the case of self-driving cars and chatbots like ChatGPT. 75 percent of Democrats and 59 percent of Republicans (75 percent of overall respondents) fear that government oversight will not go far enough in regulating AI technology.
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