Concern continues to climb for adults under 30, as people fear being replaced by AI
Attitudes towards AI are shifting in America. More than half of adults now say that they are more concerned than excited about the technology, and that includes those under 30 for the first time.This comes from a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, which says that concerns over potential job losses caused by AI are the main factor influencing opinion.It found that 71 percent of US adults think AI will lead to fewer jobs in their country over the next two decades, up from 64 percent two years ago. And just 5 percent believe the optimists who say AI will lead to more jobs. 10 percent think it won’t make much difference, and a slightly larger share are unsure.
The non-profit think tank says that worries have been expressed about employment ever since it started asking this AI question back in 2021, but back then, more people were excited (or a mix of excitement and concern) than were concerned by the technology.
Since those days, the number who were more excited has halved (18 percent to 9 percent) while those with issues have now risen to 52 percent.They could be right – Forrester Research was forecasting earlier this year that AI and automation could erase 6.1 percent of jobs in the US by 2030.
