Americans largely foresee AI having negative effects on news, journalists
About six-in-ten Americans (59%) say AI will lead to fewer jobs for journalists in the next two decades.
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About six-in-ten Americans (59%) say AI will lead to fewer jobs for journalists in the next two decades.
A majority of Democrats (60%) are highly concerned about press freedoms – about double the share of Republicans (28%).
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In this Q&A, we speak with Brian Kennedy, a senior researcher at the Center, on why and how we conducted the survey of AI experts.
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