'AI experts' disagree with the public about whether it's a good thing
73% of people who work on AI say it will be beneficial for jobs, but they would say that, wouldn't they?
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"AI experts" are much more optimistic about AI than the general public, according to the latest report from Stanford University's Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence group, which states that 73% of experts believe AI will be beneficial for jobs, while only 23% of US adults in general agree.
Before we conclude that the people who are the most knowledgeable about AI are the most optimistic, it bears mentioning that the survey referenced by the report was done back in 2024 by Pew Research, and defined "AI experts" as people "whose work or research relates to AI" and who were "authors or presenters at an AI-related conference in 2023 or 2024 and live in the US."
In other words, the sort of people who might have attended Nvidia GTC last month—the big AI conference where Nvidia revealed DLSS 5—have positive feelings about AI. What a revelation! Next I'd like to hear from the gentleman in the back on the efficacy of that new health tonic he's holding. Guaranteed to cure bilious disorders of the liver, you say? I'll take 20!
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