"Only 18% of young people ages 14 to 29 say they feel hopeful about AI, according to a recent Gallup survey. The disdain spans generations and political parties. An Economist/YouGov poll released this week showed over 70% ofAmericans think AI is advancing too quickly, with 68% of Republicans and 77% of Democrats saying it's moving too fast. Other YouGov polling shows negative views of AI rising from 34% three years ago to just over 50% now."
"In previous conversations with Axios, AI executives at multiple frontier AI labs were surprised by the negative opinions. They see AI as just as inevitable as the rise of the internet. Asked about backlash to AI, Superhuman Mail CEO Rahul Vohra - whose company makes an AI-powered email assistant - seemed unfamiliar with the premise of the question. After hearing about poor polling around AI, he responded: "We don't really see that.""
"While the tech underlying AI is here to stay, "What is not inevitable is that these technologies will be embedded in every aspect of our lives, become indispensable, or replace humans," Dr. Avriel Epps, assistant professor at University of California, Riverside, said in an email to Axios. "Nothing in the future is inevitable and no single person, company, or group gets to decide what will happen in the future.""
"Negative AI sentiment could become a financial liability for AI labs if it continues to curb access to their most valuable resource: compute power."
A commencement address claiming artificial intelligence is the next Industrial Revolution triggered boos. Polling shows low hope among young people and widespread concern that AI is moving too fast. Negative views have increased over time, cutting across generations and political parties. Some AI executives appear surprised by the backlash and do not see it as a real issue. They often frame AI as inevitable like the internet. Researchers emphasize that while the underlying technology may persist, outcomes such as full integration into daily life, indispensability, or replacing humans are not guaranteed. Continued negative sentiment could become a financial liability by limiting access to compute power.
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