Personality, Culture, and Perceived Humanity of AI Shape Public Attitudes Towards Intelligent Machines
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Individual differences like personality and demographics shape people's attitudes towards AI, with more anxious and neurotic people tending to fear it more.
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Cultural factors also play a role, with acceptance of AI varying substantially across countries. People tend to be most afraid of AI in roles like doctors and judges.
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Concerns about whether AI has human qualities like warmth and fairness drive fears that it cannot effectively and ethically perform certain jobs.
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Exposure to automated technology like robot preachers may undermine religious commitment, belief, and credibility of religious institutions.
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Psychological research is increasingly exploring factors shaping acceptance versus anxiety about intelligent machines taking over roles previously reserved for humans.