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Growing Public Concern About the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Daily Life (Pew Research, 2023)
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Useful empirical reference for AI governance discussions, showing that public concern about AI is rising sharply, which may shape regulatory and policy environments relevant to AI safety efforts.
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Summary
A Pew Research Center survey from August 2023 documenting increasing American public concern about AI's growing role in daily life. The report finds that more Americans are worried than excited about AI, with majorities expressing unease about its use in various applications. It provides empirical baseline data on public attitudes toward AI across demographic groups.
Key Points
- •52% of Americans report feeling more concerned than excited about AI in daily life, up from 38% in 2022, indicating rapidly shifting public sentiment.
- •Only 10% of Americans say they are more excited than concerned about AI, while 36% feel a mix of both emotions.
- •Public concern is especially high around AI use in personal contexts such as hiring decisions, medical diagnoses, and law enforcement.
- •The survey highlights demographic differences, with older Americans and women tending to express higher levels of concern about AI.
- •Results suggest growing public skepticism that may influence future AI governance and policy discussions.
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By [Alec Tyson](https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/alec-tyson/) and [Emma Kikuchi](https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/emma-kikuchi/)
A growing share of Americans express concern about the role artificial intelligence (AI) is playing in daily life, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
How we did this
Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand attitudes about artificial intelligence and its uses. For this analysis, we surveyed 11,201 U.S. adults from July 31 to Aug. 6, 2023.
Everyone who took part in the survey is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way, nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about the [ATP’s methodology](https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/u-s-survey-research/american-trends-panel/).
Here are the [questions used for this analysis](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SR_23.08.28_views-of-ai_topline.pdf), along with responses, and its [methodology](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SR_23.08.28_views-of-ai_methodology.pdf).
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Overall, 52% of Americans say they feel more concerned than excited about the increased use of artificial intelligence. Just 10% say they are more excited than concerned, while 36% say they feel an equal mix of these emotions.
The share of Americans who are mostly concerned about AI in daily life is up 14 percentage points since December 2022, when 38%
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