A new poll by the Artificial Intelligence Policy Institute found that a majority of Americans are concerned about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) and want it to be regulated.
The poll, which surveyed 1,000 U.S. registered voters, found that 62 per cent of respondents are somewhat or mostly concerned about AI, and 86 per cent believe that it could accidentally cause a catastrophic event.
Given their reservations, the majority of respondents do not trust tech leaders to control AI on their own. Only 18 per cent of respondents indicated they would trust tech leaders to control artificial intelligence, while 82 per cent said they would not. As a result, the majority of respondents (56 per cent) indicated they would like to see AI regulated by a federal body.
The poll also found that a majority of respondents (72 per cent) would rather see the development of AI slow down, compared to 8 per cent who want to see it speed up.
These findings suggest that the public is increasingly concerned about the potential dangers of AI and wants it to be regulated in a responsible way. However, they do not trust tech executives to do this on their own, and instead prefer to see a federal agency take the lead.
The sources for this piece include an article in ZDNET.