Are people actually using AI?

When it comes to AI, sure, there’s a whole lotta hype. But does anyone actually… use it?

That’s one question, among many others, answered in an AI-related poll of 2,000 US adults recently published by The Verge and Vox. And here’s the reality of how actual people are thinking about – and using – the technology.

• Usage: One in three US adults has used an AI-powered tool, with usage skewing heavily towards Gen Z and Millennials vs. Gen X and Boomers.
• Impact: Almost 75% of respondents believe AI will have a significant or moderate impact on society. In comparison, 69% thought the same for EVs, 60% for VR, and 34% for NFTs.
• Sentience: 64% of US adults expressed no concerns about companies working towards the creation of a sentient, or conscious, human-like AI.

📰 In other recent + impactful AI news: Last Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced the SAFE Innovation in the AI Age legislative strategy, an intended bipartisan effort to legislate AI around five major principles: security, accountability, protecting our foundations, explainability, and innovation.