NBC surveyed a group of registered voters and found that #AI was so unpopular that 46% of respondents said they hold negative feelings towards the concept, and only 26% reported positive connotations, while 27% were neutral.
Even #ICE was viewed more favorably, as was President Donald #Trump, whose current net approval rating is -19. In fact, the only topics viewed more negatively than AI were #Iran and the Democratic Party.
https://gizmodo.com/people-hate-ai-even-more-than-they-hate-ice-poll-finds-2000731438
Matthias Krämer
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