How Americans view emerging uses of artificial intelligence, including programs to generate text or art
Among Americans who have heard about AI programs that can write news articles, 16% describe this as a major advance for the news media.
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Among Americans who have heard about AI programs that can write news articles, 16% describe this as a major advance for the news media.
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.
Americans regard advances in artificial intelligence and human enhancement technologies with a degree of caution and uncertainty.
Public views are tied to how these technologies would be used and what constraints would be in place.
Majorities of Americans support an array of measures to address climate change but stop short of a full break with fossil fuels.
Views about the health effects of genetically modified foods grew more negative between 2016 and 2018 and have been steady since then.
This report is drawn from a survey conducted as part of the American Trends Panel (ATP), a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults living in households recruited from landline and cellphone random-digit-dial (RDD) surveys. Panelists participate via monthly self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access are provided a tablet and […]
This report is drawn from a survey conducted as part of the American Trends Panel (ATP), a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults living in households recruited from landline and cellphone random-digit-dial (RDD) surveys. Panelists participate via monthly self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access are provided a tablet and […]
Overall, 36% of Americans get science news at least a few times a week and three-in-ten actively seek it. Most get science news from general news outlets, but more see specialty sources as being accurate.
Americans are more worried than enthusiastic about using gene editing, brain chip implants and synthetic blood to change human capabilities
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