Survey finds that young Americans generally distrust AI and technology giants that advocate “embracing AI”

IT House News on August 15th, foreign media TechRadar reported today (15th) that a new survey of 1,088 Americans aged 18 to 34 conducted by CNBC and Generation Labs showed that young Americans are becoming increasingly wary of AI, and this distrust also extends to corporate executives and industry advocates who are actively promoting the development of AI. The vast majority of respondents said they do not trust corporate leaders such as Musk, Altman and Zuckerberg who have invested heavily in AI. 45% of respondents believe that AI will have a negative impact on their career development, and only 10% believe that AI can help them. The survey also asked young people about other concerns about their future, with financial and employment pressures at the top of the list. The threats posed by AI are also clearly present and are increasingly affecting daily life as their applications continue to expand. This distrust also points to the AI ​​industry’s most iconic executives. The survey named nine key figures in the AI ​​industry and asked respondents if they believed they would handle AI issues responsibly in the future. IT House learned from the data that no one received positive reviews. Palantir CEO Alex Karp had the highest distrust rate at 81%; Palantir Chairman Peter Thiel had 79%; Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei both had 75%. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk all have distrust rates around 70%. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella fared relatively “best,” but 65% of respondents still said they didn’t trust him. Regarding who should regulate AI, 40% of respondents believe that the “federal government” should set the rules, and 36% support leaving it to the federal government.