A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that U.S. workers are increasingly fearful of AI in several areas.
The poll, which concluded on Monday, gathered responses online from 4,446 U.S. adults nationwide over six days, asking questions about their levels of "concern" over AI topics, including job loss , political chaos, replacement for in-person relationships, AI in military use , electricity consumption, and more.
And while AI is already taking over jobs in human resources and on Wall Street , the top concern wasn't job loss (that came in at No. 2, with 71% reporting being concerned that AI will put "too many people out of work permanently"); it was "political chaos caused by U.S. rivals," which wielded "concern" from 77% of respondants.
Other notable responses included:
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