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2. Views of risks, opportunities and regulation of AI
Public is far more concerned about the increased use of AI than AI experts
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- 2. Views of risks, opportunities and regulation of AI
- Among AI experts, women are far less likely than men to say women’s perspectives are well accounted for in AI design; this view also differs among the public
- Among AI experts, women are far more worried than men about data misuse, bias and people getting inaccurate information from AI
- Public is far more concerned about the increased use of AI than AI experts
- About three-quarters of AI experts think AI will likely benefit them personally, much higher than share of U.S. adults
- Widespread lack of confidence in U.S. government to regulate AI effectively – and companies to develop it responsibly
- AI experts working at colleges and universities are much more likely than their industry peers to lack confidence in companies’ responsible use of AI
- AI experts are far more likely than Americans overall to think AI could outperform humans on driving; few in either group think it could do better at writing songs
- Experts, public alike are more concerned about not enough government regulation of AI than too much
- Views of men, White adults are seen as relatively well-represented in AI design; views of other groups seen as less so
- The public and experts are both highly concerned about AI spreading inaccurate information, but job loss is a bigger worry for public than experts