More Americans say AI will hurt the environment than help it: Poll

A new AP/NORC poll reveals that 47% of Americans expect artificial intelligence to negatively impact the environment over the next decade. Fewer respondents believe the technology will help the environment. The results reflect significant public concern regarding the ecological consequences of AI development.
More Americans believe AI will have negative environmental impacts on the upcoming decade than those who think the technology will help the environment, a poll released Wednesday found. In the newly published survey from The Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 47 percent of respondents predicted AI will do “more to hurt” the environment...
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