P(doom) versus AI optimism: attitudes toward artificial intelligence and the factors that shape them
Rose Guingrich,
Michael Graziano
Abstract:Since the public release of ChatGPT in 2022, fears about the large-scale impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) have been on the rise. Extreme negative attitudes toward AI have been dubbed “p(doom),” or the probability that AI will take over the world. Despite news stories highlighting the most extreme views about AI’s impacts, it remains unclear whether the general population holds such views. Do people believe that AI is very bad, that AI will take over the world, or that AI will replace people? How prevale… Show more
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