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How Americans feel about AI’s role in their careers and in K-12 schooling
Industries in which Americans believe AI has had a more positive than negative impact include manufacturing, health care, and transportation.
25 days ago - Article
Americans' top feeling about AI: caution
A new YouGov survey finds that some people believe AI is already smarter than people, and some even worry that it’s going to be the thing that ends humanity altogether.
about 1 month ago - Article
Many Americans say they support a TikTok ban
Most American adults have unfavorable views of the social network TikTok and more would support a law requiring TikTok's Chinese owners to sell it than would oppose one. Younger adults are the most likely to use TikTok and the most likely to oppose such a law.
about 2 months ago - Article
Most Americans 30 and older remember Y2K as an exaggerated problem that wasted time and resources
While nearly all remember being aware of the Y2K problem and a majority recall most other people being concerned about it, few say they personally were very worried about it, and few believe it caused major disruptions.
3 months ago - Article
What Americans think about Sam Bankman-Fried, cryptocurrency, and effective altruism
Americans are cooling somewhat on cryptocurrency. Ownership is down and the share of Americans who believe almost all or most cryptocurrency companies are a “scam” has increased.
7 months ago - Article
Driverless cars face skeptical U.S. public
Majorities of Americans say they’re very or somewhat worried about driverless cars (76%), that they would feel very or somewhat unsafe as a passenger in a driverless car (68%), and that they strongly or somewhat oppose allowing self-driving taxis to operate in their town (56%).
8 months ago - Article
Majorities of Americans are concerned about the spread of AI deepfakes and propaganda
At least half of people are very concerned about the erosion of personal privacy (54%), the manipulation of human behavior (53%), an increase in the power of surveillance states (50%), and the replacement of human jobs (50%).
8 months ago - Article
Which technologies do Americans associate with AI?
Of the technologies asked about, Americans are most likely to say that "a chatbot that immediately answers customer questions" is an example of AI, with 76% identifying it as such.
9 months ago - Article
Biden's ban on U.S. investments in China high-tech sectors gets bipartisan support
One possible driver of bipartisan support for a ban on U.S. investment in high-tech Chinese sectors is concern about technological competition with China. Three in four Americans (73%) say China poses at least a somewhat serious technological threat to the U.S.
9 months ago - Article
Which tasks will AI do better than human professionals in the next decade, according to Americans?
While AI is seen as having the potential to excel at a variety of technical and analytical tasks, humans are still likely to be trusted more for certain tasks requiring emotional intelligence, ethical judgment, and creative intuition.
11 months ago - Article
Charting the global landscape of esports viewership
Ahead of the first ever Olympics eSports week in June 2023, we explore how esports followership varies globally.
12 months ago - Article
Trust in Media 2023: What news outlets do Americans trust most for information?
When it comes to the national rankings, The Weather Channel is followed by national public broadcaster PBS (+30), the U.K. news outlet BBC (+29), and The Wall Street Journal (+24) in national trust.
about 1 year ago - Article
More now think NASA will get people to Mars by its 2040 goal than thought so last year
Majorities of Americans favor the U.S. sending astronauts in the future to the moon (64%) and to Mars (57%).
about 1 year ago - Article
Most Americans think schools should teach students to use AI appropriately, rather than banning it
New YouGov polling finds that Americans are divided in their views on how advances in AI will affect the K-12 education system, with slightly more saying they will have a very or somewhat negative impact (36%) rather than a positive impact (25%).
about 1 year ago - Article
How often and why do Americans rewatch TV shows?
Half of American TV watchers say they rewatch episodes of TV they've seen before at least once a week.Two-thirds of TV watchers say they've seen the same season of TV at least twice, and nearly half have seen the same season at least three times.
about 1 year ago - Article
Do Americans consider AI in courtrooms, hiring, and the military to be moral?
By 54% to 22%, Americans say they don’t think AI could learn to be moral.
about 1 year ago - Article
What do Americans want in a social media platform?
Picture a world where social media platforms cater to the preferences of their users. A recent YouGov poll asked Americans about their ideal platform, including how positively or negatively they view various settings and options.
about 1 year ago - Article
AI doomsday worries many Americans. So does apocalypse from climate change, nukes, war, and more
AI is perceived as a major threat to humanity — though at least four other potential bringers of doomsday cause concern among even more Americans.
about 1 year ago - Article
US Biggest Brand Movers
Using the powerful YouGov BrandIndex, the top 10 biggest brand movers are determined across 13 metrics within media consumption, brand health, and purchase intent.
about 1 year ago - Article
More Republicans than Democrats support Biden demanding TikTok's Chinese owners sell their stakes
New polling from the Economist and YouGov finds that by 51% to 23%, Americans approve of the Biden administration's demand that the Chinese owners of TikTok sell their stakes in the app or else the United States will ban it.
about 1 year ago