Artificial intelligence is convenient, but people are wary of it. This is shown by a survey which also raises the question of the regulation of AI and its perception according to generations.
You hear about artificial intelligence regularly. Maybe you even use it yourself in a professional or personal setting. But is it a technology you trust? Obviously, not at all for the majority of respondents in a recent Harris Pool survey for MITRE. Of the 2,063 American adults participating, only 39% believe current AI technologies are safe.
Distrust becomes more and more important as age increases. If 62% of “millennials” (between approximately 25 and 35 years old) are more excited about AI than worried, we go to 30% by asking the question to “boomers” (around 60 years and over). “It’s not surprising that the public has reservations about trusting AI, given its potential impact on jobs and news surrounding malicious hacks such as fake photos and videos,” says Douglas Robbins, vice president of MITER.
The majority of people think that AI is not a safe technology
Fears about artificial intelligence are well-founded. In France, an AI will replace 217 employees of a company. Losing your job in the face of a program is also a concern of 52% of respondents. But it is not the most widespread. More than identity theft (78%), it is the fear of cyberattacks in which AI is believed to be at the origin who wins with 80%. All this leads to a strong desire to regulations of these technologies at the government level. Even those under 25 want it at 78%.
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This does not prevent those interviewed from affirming that they are ready to use AI in their daily lives. Here again, the gap widens depending on the generations. “The generational divide regarding attitudes towards AI is particularly visible when [l’]examined […] through a variety of typical uses […]for example, entertainment recommendations on streaming services, facial recognition on phones […] and targeted advertising on social networks” specifies Rob Jekielek, managing director of Harris Pool.
Source: MITER