One in two Canadians believes artificial intelligence (AI) may outsmart humans, according to a new poll.
The Leger poll released on Thursday shows 52% agree AI may become so powerful that it outsmarts humans, and 60% say the prospect of having AI in their life is scary.
Most (75%) said the technology lacks the emotion or empathy to make good decisions, many (72%) said AI is susceptible to hacking or fraud, and half (50%) thought it was susceptible to structural bias and discrimination.
While the majority thought having AI in their life was scary, many also felt comfortable using AI tools for daily tasks.
Half (52%) trusted AI to answer questions about a product or service, a third (34%) trusted AI to control their content feeds on social media, and a seventh (14%) trusted AI to replace their children’s school teachers.
The largest share of respondents could not decide whether AI tools were good or bad for society (39%), a similar share decided AI tools were good for society (36%), and the smallest share decided AI tools were bad for society (25%).
