That letter has almost equal parts

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A couple of weeks ago, Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Andrew Yang and several other experts in artificial intelligence (AI) published a letter in which they advocated a pause of at least six months in experiments directly related to this technology . According to this letter, AI , which in just a few months has experienced an absolutely dizzying development, "can entail serious risks for society and humanity" , so it is absolutely urgent to stop the "out-of-control race" of the most thriving technology of the moment.

supporters and detractors, but what do ordinary people think of the absolutely uncontrolled development of AI? Do they agree with temporarily putting the brakes on a technology that could put humanity in serious trouble in the years to come?

According to a recent study conducted in six different countries by Sortlist , 66% of the 550 people surveyed are actually concerned about the accelerated pace of AI and are in favor of pressing the pause button.

Women (68%) are slightly more in favour of the pause advocated by Elon Musk nepal number screening and company than men (63%).

Even more striking are the gender differences on another issue: the question of whether human rights should also be extended to robots . 21% of men believe that human rights should indeed be extended to robots. In contrast, only 13% of women hold the same view.

Along the same lines, while 28% of men are not averse to the possibility of having an AI as a partner, only 13% of women are in favour of this scenario.

36% of people believe that AI has had a mostly negative impact on society
On the other hand, only 31% of the population considers that the sudden arrival of AI has had a positive impact on society . 36% rate this impact as mostly negative, and 34% are neutral and do not speak of either negative or positive consequences.

There is, however, a generational gap when it comes to assessing the goodness or badness of AI. 36% of young people between 18 and 34 years of age perceive a net positive impact on this technology and 34% see a net negative impact. For their part, the majority of those over the age of 35 perceive the impact of AI as negative (37%) and only 28% consider it positive or neutral.

On the other hand, Sortlist's report shows that 42% of people are willing to vote for a government in favour of pausing the development of AI and subjecting it to strict regulation, 25% are against it and 35% are neutral.

It is also worth noting that 21% of women and 31% of men say they are reluctant to vote for governments that support pausing and regulating AI. Among young people aged 18 to 24, this proportion rises to 40% , so politicians should tread carefully when it comes to keeping AI on a tight leash.

The target audience for political candidates who support implementing laws to regulate AI would be women over 45 years of age. 83% of these women are more inclined to vote in favor of such laws or do not have a clear position on this matter.

While the letter calling for a pause in AI development for at least six months highlights the hidden dangers of the technology, 25% of people admit to having a more positive view of artificial intelligence after hearing about the letter . And of that 25%, almost half trust the letter more because it is adorned with the signature of the controversial Elon Musk .

44% believe that the letter has not changed their perception of AI either more positively or more negatively. And of that 44%, 57% voted in favor of a pause in the development of AI, which seems to suggest that the letter echoed pre-existing feelings and concerns in the general population.