Why do people hate AI and still rely on it?
People really hate AI, so why can’t they get enough?
What happened
Negative sentiment toward AI and usage are both surging worldwide. Pew data show that more U.S. adults view AI's effects on themselves and society as negative, especially younger people. A May Gallup poll found 71% of U.S. adults opposed building new AI data centers locally, compared with 53% opposed to new nuclear power plants. Yet ChatGPT reached 1 billion monthly active users in May, Gemini had 950 million in July, and Pew says half of U.S. adults have used chatbots, more than twice as many as in 2023.
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