How wealth shapes our view of artificial intelligence
A Pew Research Center survey reveals that anxiety regarding artificial intelligence is strongly correlated with a nation's wealth. Citizens in high-income countries are significantly more concerned about AI-driven job loss and inequality compared to those in middle-income nations.
Why it matters
Understanding the global disparity in AI perception is crucial for policymakers and tech companies aiming to implement AI solutions equitably across different economic landscapes.
There’s a common assumption that anxiety about artificial intelligence is universal — that everyone, everywhere, is bracing for the same disruption. But, a new Pew Research Centre Survey of over 42,000 adults across 37 countries, suggests otherwise.
The survey’s data points out that worry about AI tracks closely with wealth. The richer the country, the more its people fear AI will take their jobs, widen inequality, and disrupt daily life. The poorer the country, the less its citizens fear AI as they simply haven’t formed an opinion on it yet.
Per capita income, it turns out, may be the single best predictors of how a population feels about AI.
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