US leads in AI worry, despite global optimism
americans fear ai will make the world worse, but still use it, in contrast to global trend where ai adoption and trust increase together.
a new gallup survey and microsoft study polled 37 countries on ai, finding that most people globally feel positive about ai and expect it to improve their country. however, americans are among the few where negative emotions towards ai outweigh positive ones, along with egypt and palestine. daily ai users tend to trust ai for accurate information, but gallup notes that trust in ai encompasses multiple dimensions beyond accuracy. the study suggests that experience with ai may build trust, but causality is unclear.