Most Americans See Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Jobs (Just Not Theirs)

The vast majority of Americans expect artificial intelligence to lead to job losses in the coming decade, but few see it coming for their own position. And despite the expected decline in employment, the public widely embraces artificial intelligence in attitude and in practice. About five in six Americans already use a product or service that features it, according to a survey that was conducted last fall and from which new findings were released on Tuesday. "Whether they know it or not, A.I. has moved into a big percent of Americans' lives in one way or another already," said Frank Newport, the editor in chief of Gallup, which conducted the survey with Northeastern University. The study defines artificial intelligence as any technology that can perform a task as humans do.