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More than 6 in 10 Americans are concerned about the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI), if left out of control, could destroy humanity, according to an opinion poll.
According to the online poll (with a margin of error of ±2.2 percentage points) conducted by U.S. political media outlet Politico among 2,064 American adults from the 13th to the 15th local time and released on the 16th, respondents who shared this view reached 63%.
Respondents who said the possibility of AI destroying humanity is "almost certain" accounted to 17%, while those who answered it is "a major risk" and "somewhat a risk" stood at 20% and 26%, respectively.
On the other hand, those who answered there is "very little risk" were surveyed at 15%, and respondents saying there is "no risk" accounted for 7%.
Respondents who selected "not sure" stood at 15%.
Public opinion concerned about the theory of human extinction by AI showed slight differences depending on political affiliation.
Among respondents who voted for Donald Trump, the Republican candidate in the 2024 presidential election, 61% were concerned about the extinction theory, while 70% of respondents who chose Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, shared the concern.
Public opinion favoring the "slowdown theory"—calling for a pause in AI development advocated by AI leaders—was also more prevalent compared to the opposing "acceleration theory" of development.
48% of respondents agreed with the slowdown theory, while 31% responded that AI development should be maintained.
Among Harris supporters, 58% backed the slowdown theory, while 28% sided with the acceleration development theory.
Among Trump supporters, the slowdown theory stood at 44% and the development acceleration theory at 40%, showing a tight race within the margin of error.
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