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Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows
Despite the fact that AI increasingly dominates our economy (it’s a hot IPO summer and we’re all just along for the ride), most Americans are not particularly optimistic about the technology’s long-term impact on the country, a new study…
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Despite the fact that AI increasingly dominates our economy (it’s a hot IPO summer and we’re all just along for the ride), most Americans are not particularly optimistic about the technology’s long-term impact on the country, a new study from Pew Research reveals. In fact, although a whole lot of Americans increasingly use AI in their daily lives, most of them have neutral to negative views about it, the research reveals.
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