In case there was any doubt over the powerful tide of anti-AI sentiment, a new poll shows that most Americans are incredibly pessimistic about the technology.
The poll, conducted in a collaboration between the Washington Post, ABC News, and the research and consulting firm IPSOS, showed that 57 percent of Americans now believe AI is outright bad for society, while just 42 percent say it’s good.
And the ardent pessimists dwarf the bullish optimists. A full 17 percent think AI is in fact “extremely” bad, compared to a measly 2 percent who say it’s extremely good.
The poll, which gathered responses from over 2,500 adults, comes after months of remarkably alarmist rhetoric from the AI industry, even compared to its history of casually doomsaying about its own tech.
