Young Americans Distrust AI, Industry Leaders, Survey Finds
TL;DR. A new survey reveals young Americans are increasingly distrustful of AI and its prominent leaders. - Nearly half of respondents believe AI will negatively impact their careers. - Prominent AI figures like Alex Karp and Peter Thiel scored lowest in public trust. - Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Mark Zuckerberg also registered high distrust levels.
- A CNBC/Generation Labs survey of 1,088 Americans aged 18-34 reveals significant distrust in AI.
- 45% of young people believe AI will negatively affect their careers; only 10% see a positive impact.
- AI industry leaders such as Alex Karp, Peter Thiel, Sundar Pichai, and Dario Amodei face high distrust.
- OpenAI's Sam Altman, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, and Nvidia's Jensen Huang are also widely distrusted.
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received the 'highest' trust score, though 65% still expressed distrust.
Sources
- Young people increasingly don't trust AI — techradar.com