Surveys have shown a rise in Americans' concerns about AI
In the U.S., skepticism toward artificial intelligence is growing. According to a Pew Research study, 52% of Americans are more concerned than excited about the spread of AI in everyday life. In 2021, 37% of respondents gave this answer, according to TechCrunch.
A CNBC survey of Americans aged 18 to 34 found that after being presented with the names of nine leading AI industry executives, the majority of participants said they did not trust them to act responsibly when it comes to AI. According to a May survey by The Economist/YouGov, more than 70% of Americans believe that the technology is advancing too quickly.
As reported by The Wall Street Journal, tech companies are facing a PR crisis over plans to build AI data centers in the U.S. To secure local support, they are agreeing to offer job guarantees, investments in clean water, and other benefits for communities. In one case, the agreements included $50,000 bonuses for teachers in a Louisiana parish.
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Axios also reported that the National Republican Senatorial Committee warned leading AI companies in a memo that, in the committee’s view, U.S. data centers are hurting the party’s chances in key elections in Ohio.
TechCrunch notes that consumers associate AI with chatbots, AI-powered search functions, and tools in email, TVs, and other products. Among the reasons cited for skepticism are AI-assisted cheating in education, potential job losses, and training models on datasets containing others’ intellectual property.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky acknowledged the existence of a negative reaction to AI and attributed it to a lack of products that are useful to ordinary people. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called the negative perception of the technology a crisis of trust and stated that AI companies have not yet fulfilled their grand promises to benefit the world.
