Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows

Despite the information that AI progressively dominates our system (it’s hot IPO summer and we’re each conscionable on for the ride), astir Americans are not peculiarly optimistic astir the technology’s agelong word interaction connected the country, a caller survey from Pew Research reveals.

In fact, though a full batch of Americans progressively usage AI successful their regular lives, astir of them person neutral to antagonistic views astir it, the probe reveals.

Only 16 percent of Americans deliberation that AI’s interaction connected nine during the adjacent 20 years volition beryllium positive, Pew says, portion astir 40 percent accidental that it volition person a antagonistic impact.

A immense bulk of radical (67 percent) don’t judge that the U.S. authorities volition bash thing to meaningfully modulate AI. A likewise skeptical cohort (59 percent) don’t spot companies to make it safely.

Young radical — that is, those radical nether 30 — are the ones with the astir antagonistic feelings astir AI. Pew says that lone 14 percent of this cohort judge the tech volition person a affirmative interaction connected society.

On apical of each this, a immense bulk of Americans — astir 2 thirds — besides deliberation that AI’s improvement is occurring excessively quickly.

Despite each of the skepticism, a full batch of Americans besides study utilizing AI successful their regular lives connected an progressively regular basis. About a 4th of Americans accidental they usage AI chatbots connected a regular basis. Those who bash are typically utilizing the chatbots for probe purposes oregon for work, Pew says.

A immense bulk of radical utilizing AI are utilizing ChatGPT. Pew writes that 44 percent of U.S. adults present accidental they usage OpenAI’s chatbot, a fig that’s much than doubled since 2023.

The adjacent astir fashionable chatbot is Gemini (24 percent), followed by Copilot (17 percent) and MetaAI (14 percent), with Grok (8 percent), Claude (6 percent) and Character.ai (3 percent) lagging behind.

There is simply a spot of a sex divide. While chatbot usage is increasing for some men and women, men inactive usage AI much and are much enthusiastic astir it, portion women are much skeptical, Pew says. Men are much apt to accidental they usage AI chatbots successful their regular lives (27 percent vs 20 percent for men) and portion adjacent shares of men and women study utilizing ChatGPT, men much commonly study usage of different brands, specified arsenic Copilot and Grok.

The study besides highlights however AI is changing the ways Americans devour information. Six successful 10 survey respondents told Pew that they routinely work AI generated net summaries (indeed, connected Google, they’re beauteous overmuch unavoidable). A overmuch smaller fig study utilizing AI to get accusation connected fittingness and dieting.

There are besides inactive a full batch of radical — astir fractional of the state — that accidental they bash not usage AI successful their regular lives. The radical who bash not usage AI thin to beryllium older, portion those nether 50 are much apt to accidental that they usage it. Nearly 75 percent of Americans aged 65 oregon older accidental that they ne'er usage AI chatbots.

Those radical who don’t usage chatbots accidental they don’t due to the fact that they’re not funny successful them, and adhd that they person nary volition of utilizing them successful the future.