r/artificial • u/F0urLeafCl0ver • 2d ago

News How the U.S. Public and AI Experts View Artificial Intelligence

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/04/03/how-the-us-public-and-ai-experts-view-artificial-intelligence/
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u/Single-Cup-1520 2d ago

YTs, Instas, tiktoks and even reddit's algorithms are AI. Since people nowadays use MLA and AI interchangeably. When people say 27% they mean LLM or Some gen model.

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u/RobertD3277 1d ago

This is a clear and classic example of educated people understanding the technology and non-educated people being spoon-fed fear by the media.

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u/marmot1101 1d ago

It’s not shocking that people who work in the field think ai is a good thing at a higher rate than others, and even less surprising that they see it as more personally beneficial. Of course if you’re an expert working in the field you’re going to have a favorable outlook personally. And even if ai was the most evil thing ever rationalization would kick in. 

The public view is fairly sane, with a large number in the more nuanced and undecided categories. 

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u/Mandoman61 1d ago

Not unexpected given modern medias penchant for fear mongering.

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u/Useful-Carry-9218 1d ago

ok just the fact that computer experts think this is AI is very troubling. I got my masters degree in cs in 1995. In 2010 the definition of AI was officially changed, dumbed down in anticipation of LLMs rolling out. They clearly redefined it for marketing purposes. I guess the bar to becoming a cs major has gone way down. If you are a cs major and think a probabilistic machine is AI then you should go back to your university and ask for your money back. The public understand this better than the 'experts'. so sad.

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u/N0-Chill 1d ago

Your post history details your journey of smoking crack. Maybe you should lay off the rock before you try and weigh in on demarcating what is and isn’t AI.