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Study Indicates Americans Don't Trust AI (digitaltrends.com)
Taco Cowboy writes: It may be brilliant, but it's not all that trustworthy. That appears to be the opinion Americans hold when it comes to Artificial Intelligence systems... And while we may be interacting with AI systems more frequently than we realize (hi, Siri), a new study from Time etc suggests that Americans don't believe the AI revolution is quite here yet, with 54 percent claiming to have never interacted with such a system
The more interesting finding reveals that 26 percent of respondents said they would not trust an AI with any personal or professional task. Sure, sending a text message or making a phone call is fine, but 51 percent said they'd be uncomfortable sharing personal data with an AI system. Moreover, 23 percent of Americans who say they have interacted with an AI reported being dissatisfied with the experience.
I thought it was interesting that 66% of the respondents said they'd be uncomfortable sharing financial data with an AI, while 53% said they'd be uncomfortable sharing professional data.
The more interesting finding reveals that 26 percent of respondents said they would not trust an AI with any personal or professional task. Sure, sending a text message or making a phone call is fine, but 51 percent said they'd be uncomfortable sharing personal data with an AI system. Moreover, 23 percent of Americans who say they have interacted with an AI reported being dissatisfied with the experience.
I thought it was interesting that 66% of the respondents said they'd be uncomfortable sharing financial data with an AI, while 53% said they'd be uncomfortable sharing professional data.
So, 54% do not trust AI? The same way a couple hundred years ago people did no trust the science and medicine.
Do they trust traffic signal? You know, that one that shows red to stop and green to drive. It is controlled by AI.
Do they trust to fly a plane? Many people do. So, those planes are manned with the people who listen when AI tells them to change the altitude to avoid the collision. Well, a human pilot is not necessary, but people feel safer when human is managed by AI.
They do no trust AI. But probably half of the country can no longer drive without navigation, telling them where to go and how to avoid traffic.
It's not the AI that I don't trust, it's the companies with access to the data that worry me.