One In Two Americans Worry AI Could Replace A Family Member's Job

In the current times, half of Americans fear that the rise of artificial intelligence could put them or someone in their household out of work, as reported by Reuters. The six-day survey was Reuters/Ipsos was conducted on Money found that 53 per cent of Americans shared that worry, which was spread fairly evenly across respondents by age, education, and gender. Some of the 37 per cent of respondents said they did not worry about this at all, with the remaining 10 per cent either unsure or opting not to answer the question. The Reuters/Ipsos poll followed a wave of AI-related jobs cuts by major companies, including software firm Intuit, which told staff last month it would lay off 17 per cent of its global workforce to streamline operations and sharpen

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For those unaware, many of the job cuts have come at tech firms, and it remains to be seen if the overall US job market will suffer. Apart from that, the US economy has posted strong job gains in recent months as well. And as per the poll, college graduates say they use AI more, with 50 per cent saying that they employ it regularly, compared to 34 per cent of people without degrees and 40 per cent of people overall.Around 73 per cent of Americans said they were worried about increased use of AI, a slightly higher share than the 68 per cent who had that concern in a Reuters/Ipsos poll in 2023. It will be interesting to see how the AI tech giants respond to the poll, if they ever do in future.