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How the U.S. Public and AI Experts View Artificial Intelligence

4 points by hn_acker 2y ago

hn_acker 2y ago
Related follow-up: [1] Q&A: Why and how we compared the public’s views of artificial intelligence with those of AI experts - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/03/qa-why-and-how-we-compared-the-publics-views-of-artificial-intelligence-with-those-of-ai-experts/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/03/qa-why-an...
chriskanan 2y ago
Given that all other major countries, including China, are heavily investing in AI, it is essential for the USA to invest in this space, otherwise the USA would be at a severe competitive disadvantage in just about every category. As an AI expert, though, I have a very pro-AI view, but I think its impact on the job market will be far more severe than many others. I'm actually teaching a lecture on that topic, grounded by data, next week. The real question to me is how the economic benefits of AI will be distributed among the populace and that requires both shifts in thinking in terms of economics, culture, government, and society. I predict a lot of societal unrest until those latter aspects are sorted out.
- JohnFen 2y ago
  > it is essential for the USA to invest in this space, otherwise the USA would be at a severe competitive disadvantage in just about every category. I've been hearing this assertion since the start of the hype cycle, but I've never heard anyone actually making a supporting case for it. It's always just an assertion. Where is the analysis and data that supports the idea?
noahpfichter 2y ago
Seems pretty wild to me that their definition of "AI expert" is "authors and presenters at 21 AI-related conferences held in 2023 or 2024... The list included conferences focused on technical AI research; social science about AI; the representativeness and ethics of AI; the business of AI; and the specific applications of AI in health care, finance and government."

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How the U.S. Public and AI Experts View Artificial Intelligence

4 points by hn_acker 2y ago

hn_acker 2y ago
Related follow-up: [1] Q&A: Why and how we compared the public’s views of artificial intelligence with those of AI experts - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/03/qa-why-and-how-we-compared-the-publics-views-of-artificial-intelligence-with-those-of-ai-experts/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/04/03/qa-why-an...
chriskanan 2y ago
Given that all other major countries, including China, are heavily investing in AI, it is essential for the USA to invest in this space, otherwise the USA would be at a severe competitive disadvantage in just about every category. As an AI expert, though, I have a very pro-AI view, but I think its impact on the job market will be far more severe than many others. I'm actually teaching a lecture on that topic, grounded by data, next week. The real question to me is how the economic benefits of AI will be distributed among the populace and that requires both shifts in thinking in terms of economics, culture, government, and society. I predict a lot of societal unrest until those latter aspects are sorted out.
- JohnFen 2y ago
  > it is essential for the USA to invest in this space, otherwise the USA would be at a severe competitive disadvantage in just about every category. I've been hearing this assertion since the start of the hype cycle, but I've never heard anyone actually making a supporting case for it. It's always just an assertion. Where is the analysis and data that supports the idea?
noahpfichter 2y ago
Seems pretty wild to me that their definition of "AI expert" is "authors and presenters at 21 AI-related conferences held in 2023 or 2024... The list included conferences focused on technical AI research; social science about AI; the representativeness and ethics of AI; the business of AI; and the specific applications of AI in health care, finance and government."