Only 9% of Americans think A.I. development will do more good than harm

Artificial intelligence tools that can spit out human-like responses are suddenly the hottest part of the technology industry, with Google, Microsoft and billion-dollar startups racing to release early versions of search engines and productivity tools using the new tech.

Companies developing this software say it will save hours of time and supercharge human creativity.

But the public isn’t convinced yet. Only 9% of Americans believe that AIs impact on society will do more good than harm, according to a new poll from Monmouth University.

About 5 in 10 respondents — or 46% — think that AI development will do about the same amount of good and harm, and 41% of people in the sample believe that the technology will ultimately do harm to society overall.

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