Q&A: Why and how we compared the public’s views of artificial intelligence with those of AI experts
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.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
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.
Health care providers are a key source for health information. Smaller shares get health information from social media and AI.
Key takeaways: Americans have choices for where they get their health information, but what qualities are they looking for in those sources? A Pew Research Center survey finds that most say having medical training, being transparent and easy to understand are highly important. We also asked Americans to rate the information they get from seven […]
Key takeaways: In a world where health information can come from countless sources outside of a doctor’s visit, social media and AI chatbots offer newer, digital-first avenues to health news and advice for some Americans. But these always-available alternatives don’t necessarily include guarantees of accuracy or understandability, and some of that shows in how users […]
The following incisive and informative responses to our questions about the positive and negative impacts of digital change by 2035 represent some of the big ideas shared by several of the hundreds of thought leaders who participated in this canvassing. Working to meet the challenges raised by digital technologies will inspire humanity to grow and […]
Drawing on five years of Pew Research Center surveys, here are 13 findings about how Americans use and view AI, and where they see promise and risk.
Just over half of U.S. teens say they’ve used chatbots for help with schoolwork, and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support from these tools. Teens tend to view AI’s future impact on their lives more positively than negatively.
There is significant discomfort among Americans with the idea of AI being used in their own health care. Yet many see promise for AI to help issues of bias in medical care.
We explore how the public and experts anticipate potential positive and negative impacts of AI across key areas of life and society in the coming decades.
Key findings When asked to rate separately both the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence, far more Americans rate the risks of AI as high than rate the benefits as high. A majority of U.S. adults (57%) say the risks of AI for society are high or very high. Smaller shares rate the risks of […]
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