Roughly half of adults in the U.S., Italy, Australia, Brazil and Greece say they are more concerned than excited the increased use of AI in daily life.
But in 15 of the 25 countries polled, the largest of people are equally concerned and excited.
In no country surveyed is the largest more excited than concerned the increasing use of AI in daily life.
In most countries polled, adults ages 50 and older are more likely than those ages 18 to 34 to say they are mainly concerned the growing use of AI in daily life. For example, 59% of older Greeks are more concerned than excited, compared with 18% of younger Greeks. (In many of these countries, older adults were less likely to provide a response.)
In the U.S., the age gap is relatively small but still significant.
In some countries, women are more likely than men to be mostly concerned the increased use of AI in daily life. In the United Kingdom, for instance, half of women (47%) are more concerned than excited, compared with a third of men (32%).
In half of the countries polled, people with less education are more likely than those with more education to be mainly concerned AI in daily life. (In several of these places, people with less education were less likely to provide a response.)
Opinion increased AI use in daily life varies by internet usage . In many countries, concern AI is more common among people who are online several times a day or less often than it is among those who are online almost constantly.
There is a particularly large divide in Greece, where half of those online less often (52%) are more concerned than excited AI, while 20% of those who are online almost constantly feel this way. (In several countries, people who are online less often were less likely to provide a response.)
In many countries, people who have heard a lot AI are more likely to be mainly excited the technology. For example, 39% of South Koreans who have heard a lot AI are more excited than concerned its increased use, compared with 19% among those who have heard a little. (In a few countries, people who are less aware of AI were less likely to offer a response.)
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