{"id":43175,"date":"2022-03-19T11:46:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T15:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencebusiness.technewslit.com\/?p=43175"},"modified":"2022-03-19T11:46:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T15:46:01","slug":"infographic-us-public-split-on-ai-gene-edits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/?p=43175","title":{"rendered":"Infographic – US Public Split on AI, Gene Edits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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19 Mar. 2022. U.S. residents are largely divided in their views of advances in artificial intelligence and genomics that they may experience now or in the future. Pew Research Center<\/a> reported the findings this week from surveys the group conducted in November 2021.<\/p>\n

The Pew researchers asked respondents if six new innovations in science and technology are a good or bad idea for society. In three of the examples — facial recognition for crime control, artificial intelligence algorithms in social media, and robotic exoskeletons — do more people believe these innovations are a good rather than a bad idea for society, but none draw majority support.<\/p>\n

On gene editing, the U.S. public is evenly divided, with 30 percent each saying it’s a good or bad idea. And for chip implants in the brain to improve cognitive abilities and driverless vehicles, more respondents believe they’re bad rather than good ideas for society, with a majority (56%) believing brain chip implants are a bad idea. From about a quarter to four in 10 respondents, 27 to 42 percent, are not sure about the value of any of these advances.<\/p>\n

On other questions, survey participants indicate more caution and skepticism than support for these technologies, with equal numbers — about three to four in 10 — believing gene editing and robotic exoskeletons will make life better as keeping life about the same as now. About a third of respondents (34%) say facial recognition will make police work more fair, while four in 10 (40%) say it won’t make much of a difference.<\/p>\n

About four in 10 (39%) also believe driverless vehicles will decrease the number of people killed or injured in accidents, while three in 10 (31%) says it won’t make much difference. About a quarter (27%) believe the technology will increase accidents.<\/p>\n

Pew Research Center conducted the survey<\/a> 1 to 7 Nov. 2021, with 10,260 adult participants in its American Trends Panel representing a cross-section of the U.S. public. Participants completed online surveys on their own or with tablets furnished by the research team.<\/p>\n

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