AI: Major Threat or Just the Next Tech Thing?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As artificial intelligence transitions from abstraction to reality, U.S. adults are evenly divided on its implications for humankind. Forty-nine percent say AI is “just the latest in a long line of technological advancements that humans will learn to use to improve their lives and society,” while an equal proportion say it is “very different from the technological advancements that came before, and threatens to harm humans and society.”
Despite this split assessment, a clear majority (59%) say AI will reduce the need for humans to perform important or creative tasks, while just 38% believe it will mostly handle mundane tasks, freeing humans to do higher-impact work.
And perhaps reflecting AI’s potential to diminish human contributions, 64% plan to resist using it in their own lives for as long as possible rather than quickly embracing it (35%)...
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Despite this split assessment, a clear majority (59%) say AI will reduce the need for humans to perform important or creative tasks, while just 38% believe it will mostly handle mundane tasks, freeing humans to do higher-impact work.
And perhaps reflecting AI’s potential to diminish human contributions, 64% plan to resist using it in their own lives for as long as possible rather than quickly embracing it (35%)...
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