“Industries as varied as law, trucking, retail, policing and journalism are all staring down the barrel of an artificially intelligent future.”

– Brian Contreras

45% of Americans polled say they are ‘concerned’ about the effects of AI advances on their job, reports the Los Angeles Times. The number goes up amongst those 18-34 (57%).

The polling results also show 73% favour identifying AI content when used.

The use of AI is a central issue in the current strikes by the Writer’s Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild. The polling company Leger conducted the study for the Times.

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• The Leger-Times poll (PDF)
• U.S. Consumers’ AI Concerns and Support for Regulation | LEGER

Actors and writers aren’t the only ones worried about AI, new polling shows | LOS ANGLES TIMES | August 6, 2023 | by Brian Contreras