Survey shows 57% of Americans consider AI harmful to society
An ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos survey shows that 57% of Americans consider AI harmful to society, while 42% consider it beneficial; only 2% consider it extremely beneficial, and 17% consider it extremely harmful. Among people under 30, 65% hold a negative view, higher than the 53% among people aged 40 and above. When it comes to personal impact, 50% consider AI beneficial to themselves and 49% consider it harmful, but those who consider it extremely harmful account for 15%, five times the 3% who consider it extremely beneficial.
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The survey shows that Americans' judgments about AI's social impact and personal impact diverge, with younger groups showing a higher negative proportion.
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According to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos survey, 57% of Americans believe AI is harmful to society, while 42% believe it is beneficial to society. Only 2% believe it is extremely beneficial to society, and 17% believe it is extremely harmful to society. Compared with older people, younger Americans are more likely to believe AI is harmful to society: among Americans under 30, 65% hold this view; among those aged 30-39, the proportion is 59%. Among Americans aged 40 and above, the proportion who believe AI is harmful to society is relatively lower, but still more than half (53%). Among Democrats (63%) and independents (58%), most believe AI is harmful to society; Republicans are roughly evenly split, with 51% believing AI is beneficial to society and 47% believing it is harmful to society. When it comes to AI's impact on themselves personally, 50% believe AI is beneficial to them, and 49% believe it is harmful to them. Those with negative attitudes hold stronger positions—the number who believe AI is extremely harmful to them (15%) is five times the number who believe it is extremely beneficial (3%). Most Republicans (57%) believe AI is personally beneficial to them, while most Democrats (55%) believe AI is personally harmful to them. Independents are roughly evenly split on whether AI is good (50%) or bad (49%) for them personally.